CIS3355:
Business Data Structures
Fall, 2008
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Pseudonym: Marco Polo Good_PointsThe best part of the course is that is assesible from anywere since most of the course in online. Bad_PointsI really think we should spend more time in the lab and less in the classroom. WebisteCommentsI wonder if the professor really read this???
Pseudonym: certs Good_PointsThe best part of the course is that you con go online and submitt assignments online at any time before the deadline. Bad_PointsThe bad part is that there is not enough hands work on programming assignments. WebisteCommentsThe course would be better if there was more classtime spent in the lab so that students can get a "feel" of the Ctt programming language.
Pseudonym: Broly Good_PointsI really like the fact that I'm learning a new computer language (new to me) and how a computer actually works. And although I have already taken this class over the summer and felt I understood it well enough over that summer, I now feel I am clarifying any doubts I may have had over the course. Bad_PointsThe bad part of this course, i still feel, is the way the quizzes are weighted, in comparison to the other parts of this course. WebisteCommentsMaybe distributing the weight of the questions on the quizzes, or offering better partial credit, could be an improvement. Lowering the weight of the quizzes, and raising other portions of the class could also alleviate some of that "excess stress" of the quizzes. I know Dr. Kirs has explained his reasoning behind the weights, I still feel maybe decreasing the weights of the quizzes by 5% could help more students in receiving decent grades in this course.
Pseudonym: lfreedom04 Good_PointsThe best part of the course is that the instructor provides alot of information on the topics which are presented through slides. The slides provide alot of information however sometimes there is too much information that the slides can be somewhat confusing. Another good thing about the class is that the instructor shows us exactly on the C++ program what he is talking about which helps us to follow along. Bad_PointsThe bad part of the course is that at times there is too much informatio being presented and at times not all things are clear. I dont like that there is no review for the tests, it would be good to over some concepts and maybe tell us what parts in particular to study. At times also some concepts are discussed to fast that many people dont understand exactly what the instructor is talking about. WebisteCommentsLike I said earlier a review for the tests would he tremendously, too much information is being discussed it would help to go over important concepts before the test. Also maybe trying to break up the test into less sections, for example test two will contain like 4 or 5 chapters and each chapter in itself contains alot of information, things start to get a little confusing. More explaination at a slower rate.
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Pseudonym: Epiphany Good_PointsSo far, I have not seen a best part to this class. Bad_PointsI think that this class is the hardest class that I am taking this semester. As a matter of fact, I know that it is the hardest class that I am taking. I think that we dont spend enough time in class on the material. We go through the slides, but I can look at the slides at home and figure most of the stuff out. We dont get to the real "nitty gritty" of the subjects. I beleive that many students understand the material, but dont understand it fully, I myself am mone of them and have talked to many others who feel the same way. Also, we review for the quiz very faintly, whcih isnt a really big help to me because how can I pass a quiz, if I dont fully understand the material. WebisteCommentsTo improve this course, I think that Prof. Kirs needs to spend a lot more time on the stuff that we really dont understand, in which I am sure that he can tell just by looking at the quizes. Also, we can spend more time in the lab as we did for the first program. I fewlt a little better about things after we went there. Overall, I would give this class a grade of a c- because we have to know alot of things in a short period of time. I am no computer wizard, but it seems like I should be in order to take this class. Also, there is obviously wrong with this class when a large majority of people either have below standard grades or are outright failing. That shows a lack of something in the teaching, what it is, I dont know.
Pseudonym: Alpha Good_Pointsshowing up to class late Bad_Pointsdon't understand why we have to turn in assgn on time. WebisteCommentseasier to use website.
Pseudonym: skaut Good_PointsThe best part of this course is that it has a web page were you can get the slides and homeworks and everything that you need. Bad_PointsThe bad part of this course is that we do not go to the lab. Well except for the first program. I believe we need more hand on practice to fully undestand the C++ language. WebisteCommentsIt can be improve, we should go to the lab more.
Pseudonym: getaway Good_PointsActually, this class isnt too difficult at all with all the sources online and material thats available to study for the quizzes. The web site is a little extensive but once you get to know it its fine. Personally, its just been difficult for me since i havent been able to keep up turning stuff in and i missed a quiz for an external reason. Bad_PointsThe bad part about the course is that I wish there were like three parts to it like Calculus or something because its a shotgun course on C++. Even if you tried, it would be impossible to teach a coding program in one semester. WebisteCommentsThe class can be improve with more lab time so that we can actually get hands on practice while you teach how to set up basic coding.
Pseudonym: Midnight Blue Good_PointsThe best part of this course is that even though it is very challenging we have a lot of resources on the class website that can help us. I've never taken a programming course before (well except COBOL but I never really programmed too much), so I find it very interesting. Having the lecture slides and textbooks online are also very helpful because we have everything we need there at our fingertips. I also like the variety of assignments such as the tutorial, programs, topic questions, references; it keeps the class from being too linear and boring. Bad_PointsThe bad part of this course,however, is that there are too many errors in the textbook and on the website. I've found it hard sometimes to study problems for the quiz and then find out that either the answer given was wrong or the answer wasn't included at all. It's very difficult to learn how to do something new when the problems and answers don't coincide. I also wish we had more time to discuss the programs. Since we are behind we usually have to go over them really fast, and this makes it difficult to find out what exactly we are supposed to do. WebisteCommentsI think we should have had more lab time to work on our programs. Like I mentioned above I've never really programmed, much less used C/C++, so it was hard for me to understand how to write in that language. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way, and we all agree that having more lab time would have helped us at the beginning. Other than that, the class is running smoothly =)
Pseudonym: ceterisparibus Good_PointsWell the best part of the course is that you provide Quizes and Review questions with their respective answers. Your webpage itself is excellent, it has everything to become a C++ expert. Regarding your class, you are a very good profesor, your slides are as best as your explaining is. Bad_PointsThe only bad thing is that exams are very hard and complex. I know that exams are similar to your online review questions or quizzes, but also, it is very hard to memorize and understand all the information provided on your online reviews (" Too much Info"). Regarding the programming projects, I thing that they should be worth more than they worth now. Why!!? Well because I take more time doing or fixing a program, than I take to do an exam. On the other hand, what we are going to do in the real world are programs, not exams. WebisteCommentsNone, just about the programs grading; they should be worth more.
Pseudonym: Aces Full Good_PointsIt is a well paced course. Professor Kirs always has his door open in case you have any questions over the material. Bad_PointsThe C++ programs do take up a good amount of time as well as being prepared for his quizzes. WebisteCommentsNone need.
Pseudonym: cynic12 Good_PointsThe course has a great amount of information. The website, online quizzes, and student questions are very helpful. At first I thought the website was too big and broad but it takes a while to get used to it. Lectures and lectures slides make learning of the material easy to comprehend! Bad_PointsI don't enojy the quizzes. I wish there were more questions on them so each one would not count for so much. Messing up a part of the question can make the whole answer wrong. It's too risky. WebisteCommentsI have noticed errors with links within the website and some answers to some of the review questions are mis-calculated. Those should be corrected, and the class schedule should be corrected when class is ahead or behind to get away from confusion regarding what is due and when.
Pseudonym: rOtS Good_PointsI learned a lot. C++ is a good program. The projects helped me to understand the strcuture of C++. In other words, how to build programs. Bad_PointsProject 3 did not had instructions at all, we had a har time trying to figure out what the professor wanted. This webpage was really ahr to navigate is confusing and is deseperately in the need of updates. WebisteCommentsPlease provide students witht he answer to the quizes. In the website under review questions not all the questions have answers, please provide students with that info.l
Pseudonym: luisradikal61 Good_PointsIts a really interesting course. Bad_Pointsunfortunatelty, the website its king of confussing, and i have missed many assignments. i really get lost in the website. WebisteCommentsit would be best if we were evaluated with tests only.
Pseudonym: sanych24 Good_PointsThe best part of the course is the fact that we can access all the information we need for this course from the web, including the reviews and specially the book (I saved a lot of money having the book on the internet). If I miss a class for some reason I can easily catch up. Bad_PointsI don’t have anything bad to say about the class. I enjoyed it a lot. WebisteCommentsSince I don’t have anything bad to say about the class, the only thing I can say is that it was a very good and interesting class.
Pseudonym: Black Monkey Good_Pointsthe best part of the course is that I have been learning how to use the C/C++ program Bad_PointsThe quizes are the bad part of the course because they are really difficult in terms of the quantity to study for it. WebisteCommentsthere should be more lab hours because it is better to learn by practicing than just reading a book
Pseudonym: bigdog Good_PointsWell, I love the lecture. You make the lectures really interesting. Bad_PointsThe only problem I see is that you dont explain the projects really well. WHat we cover in class is sometimes not really helpfull, so when we do the projects we dont understand what to do. Also, whne you are explaing the project you go real fast and sometimes i dont grasp what's going on. The slides are really nice and all but sometimes they dont go into too much detail. Specially for the projects. WebisteCommentsNow here comes the part where I think would be helpful. You start giving extra credit because some of the students need it badly. You can also try to explain the projects in further detail. Sometimes the projects are hard to understand. Maybe if you could explain the projects a little better we could get a better understanding. Since C+ is new to some us its kind of hard to understand the language. I know it is for me. Students do the projects but they dont know whats going on at times.
Pseudonym: Athenaza Good_PointsThe best part about this course is practicing the skills that are learned through the lecture by writing our own programs. Bad_PointsThe worst part about this course is the website. It is not updated as it should be. There are Student notices from 2002. WebisteCommentsThe instructor needs to make time to update and corret the information on the website, in the book and in the slide presentations that he uses to lecture.
Pseudonym: trx2004 Good_PointsThe best part of the course is that the final is optional, and the second best part of the course is that he drops the lowest quiz.... Amazing! I've never had a teacher like that before. Bad_PointsEverything is online. Once I lost my internet connection at home and needed info on a program. Needless to say, I was S.O.L. WebisteCommentsThis is a good class, I wish the we had gotten to know the TA better at the beginning of the semester so that we can feel more at ease when it comes to ask questions and also for help on the projects. other than that... everything's cool
Pseudonym: Hitech Good_PointsThis course gave me a better understanding of how computer programs really operate and how they are structured. What helped the most is that the professor has great knowledge of the subject matter! Bad_PointsThe bad part are the project assignments (okay they weren't that bad). Some of them are difficult to understand. WebisteCommentsWe should have spend alot more time in the lab (hands on).
Pseudonym: THE WHOLE CLASROOM!! Good_PointsWHEN ARE YTOU GOING TO POST THE FINAL GRADES???????? Bad_PointsWHEN ARE YOU GOING TO OST THE FINAL GRADES????????? WebisteCommentsSUBMIT THE GRADES ON TIME !!!!!!!!!
Pseudonym: RasputinaFan Good_PointsThe best part about this class is that the website makes it easier to submit assignments. I have learned a lot in this course. Bad_PointsAlthough the website was helpful, there were a lot of errors on the practice quizzes and bad links as well. WebisteCommentsI think that the professor should spend some more time on the subjects that are harder to grasp. I felt like we skimmed over a lot of things that probably needed further explanation and spent time on stuff that wasn't that hard.
Pseudonym: Flash Good_PointsInformation is readily available on website. Best part is that web site can be accessed from outside the university with ease. Bad_PointsA lot of busy work. Constantly need to be submitting something by the end of the week. WebisteCommentsLess submissions online. Continue the online quizzes, great stuff, but other stuff can be minimized.
Pseudonym: Rosscrop Good_PointsThe best part of this course in my opinion is the material being covered. This is material that will be of great benefit, especially to those in the CIS field. The instructor knows his stuff... Kudos to you. Bad_PointsThe worst part of the course is the fact that we don't have PC's in front of us durring class to do real time learning. WebisteCommentsChange the class to the lab completely. It helps to follow along in the web site and in the programs
Pseudonym: Gato Good_PointsI think that there is a lot of basic information that helps us to better understand how computers actually work Bad_Pointsthe only thing that I haven't about this class is that we weren't able to practice at the lab WebisteCommentsI have no comments
Pseudonym: discfunction Good_PointsI like the fact that there is alot of freedom to learn on our own Bad_PointsThe only thing is the minor errors in the text...but it's a work in process what do I expect....lol WebisteCommentsI just thought this might help people who have the program on their hard drive and have already saved work the day before. This would be useful to get back to that work and begin editing instead of opening up a new project... To be on editing mode: Make sure all boxes are closed except Start Page... Then go to View on the File Menu.... Then click Class View.... Now look in the Project Box on the Start Page....Double click the project you want to open...Now the Class View with your project's name should appear on the leftside of the screen...Double click the project's name you want to edit in the class view screen....Double click Global Functions and Variables Main(void).... Hope this helps someone
Pseudonym: kaper91536 Good_PointsI have enjoyed the hands on part of the course,the labs and actually writing the code for the projects. Bad_PointsThere has been no bad part of the course for me. WebisteCommentsMore lab time.
Pseudonym: Mr.Compact Good_PointsThe overabundance of supplementary material to help you better understand everything Bad_PointsIt can get overwhelming at times. WebisteCommentsNothing really.
Pseudonym: Big Dog Good_PointsThe part I really enjoy the most about the course, is getting an opportunity to put to use what we have covered in class. By this I mean entering programs in the Studio.net and getting them to work properly. Bad_PointsWe could use more hands on learning activities, more lab time. I think it helps re-inforce what is covered in class. WebisteCommentsThe course is very informational, maybe covering the subject matter one day and going to the lab and putting what was covered to practice.
Pseudonym: tyler durden Good_PointsThe best part of the course is that I have gained valuble knoledge on how exactly does RAM and other aspects works on my PC which before I only new ... it has a 1GB of RAM... what does it do??? ... uuuu... i don't now but its a lot of it. Bad_PointsTh bad part is that the material is to complicated and I fail to see te relevance on knowing how ram works, the course should focuse more on C++ and just mention how is memroy sotred not spend half a semester learning about it. If i had to I can read directly from my RAM if ofcourse they told me what kind of data it is.... but who is rally going to read directly from RAM??? WebisteCommentswe need to have more quizzes because the material can overwhealm some, yet the droping the lowest grade does help very much
Pseudonym: neirabigeyes Good_PointsThe best part of the class is the inclass lecture. Your lectures are very interesting and complete. What I like the best is that all of the material I learned it directly from inclass lecture and that when it comes time for a quiz I only have to review. I also like that we have access to all of the materia through your webside, including the book. I also like that we have a lot of sources to study from. Bad_PointsI can hardly think of anything bad about the course. I really think that it has been a great semester so far. But if I had to say something I would probably say that It would be good if we could have tutoring available at the labs. WebisteCommentsWell, like I said before this course doesn't really need muched to be improved maybe just that it would be good and very helpful if there was a tutor at the lab that would really know about c/c++.
Pseudonym: Epiph05 Good_PointsThe best part of this class is the way that much of the information is posted on the web. Bad_PointsOne of the bad parts of the class is the fact that the quizes carry alot of weight. WebisteCommentsI think that the work could be more equally distributed.
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