Bill Iverson - Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA

Professor: Bill Iverson

Department: Computer Science

College: Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CS210
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This course was horrible. He literally didn't teach at all; I could've just read the textbook instead of taking this class and still would've learned the same amount. If you don't have any background in Java, I encourage you NOT to choose this class. He only has 2 hours of office hours a week so he's barely accessible outside of class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CS101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Do not take this teacher. He made me cry twice and it was an ONLINE class. He is condescending and uses unnecessary punctuation just to make you feel stupid. If you have computer science back ground you'll be fine but I really do not like this guy.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CS101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof Iverson is a nice person but I was not satisfied with his teaching. This class is not worth the cost of tuition, all curriculum available for free online. Iverson did little to teach, only graded. Some prior knowledge is expected, even tho its 101. U learn python not java. Instructions are normally unclear, as other reviews expressed

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CS210
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you're going to take this class: take it only if you know how to program already or if you have someone who can help and teach you very often. 1 whole chapter is covered every week, and it's a lot of work. Your only source is your textbook; you have to read and understand everything by yourself. Don't take this class if you have no experience

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CS210CS211
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

His syllabus and quiz & test rubrics are not clear, even when he makes mistake on the questions or grading, he doesn't honor his word. I've had 3 years of programming background before his class all A+ grades, but got B+ from him only because of inconsistencies with what was expected in the rubrics and what he irrelevantly desired later.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CS210
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Take him only if you are proficient in java otherwise get ready to have a lower grade. His weekly quizzes are timed and hard. One midterm and one final, both are closed book and tough. Definitely, do lots of practice of previous sample tests provided by him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CS210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Iverson is only there to give assignments, grade them, and answer any questions. You can honestly learn from the book yourself. Comes across as condescending in emails. Read the book and do Practice Its and you'll be fine. Assignments are a bit tough because he wants you to think. Form study groups!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CS210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Loved doing CS210 online with Bill! Great experience, very reasonable workload. You definitely get out what you put in. Will be taking CS211 with him online over the summer.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CS212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Too vague on requirements for homework assigments.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CS210CS211
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

It's a series where you get out what you put in. Since it's online most of the class is reading the text and doing homework out of it. Bill always answered any questions I had and was even lenient put in the extra work to get to my assignments when I did something stupid. All-in-all a fine teacher working within system limitations.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CS210CS211CS212
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I have only positive things to say about Bill. His classes are online, so you do need to take your learning into your own hands. If you take the time, this class will be an easy A. Exams/quizzes are easy if you understand the material. Projects can be long, but help your understanding. Always available to answer q's via email/discussion boards.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CS210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's cool. The book's great. Just take him if you want CS online.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CS210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great teacher: funny, engaging, grades in a reasonable amount of time. If you don't know at least the basics of Java prior or you're not willing to put in the work, then of course this class will be terribly hard. My advice? Read the book, do the TODO list, start Programming Assignments early. Honestly, this prof is your best option for CS210.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CS212
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

By far the best actual Professor for this kind of stuff! Completely hands-off when student prefers to use the billions of other sources to study but ALWAYS available when personal attention is preferred. Very knowledgeable with the relevant parts of the languages in my opinion. Balanced use of Canvas, engaging enough to keep up .

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CS210CS211
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Took both classes online. As others have said, you will be teaching yourself out of a very well written textbook. Bill will answer questions thoroughly but dont expect to get anything out of his videos. Quiz and assignment prompts are often unclear and the time given is short so read them carefully. Prior programming experience is recommended.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CS211
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I have exposure to coding and this class was still very tough for me. You have to teach yourself pretty much everything, about halfway through the quarter he started posting videos to kiiind of explain things. He expects you to put in a lot of time during the week and weekend. I would say take two easy classes with this one.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CS211
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Okay. Bill's an ok guy, I'm sure, but he's an awful online teacher. He made some videos for us and half of it was "umm... and then... well let's see..." His grading criteria was confusing and it was never clear how exactly he would test your code. There are two proctored exams for online classes. I recommend taking this class with a friend.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CS210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Like other people have said, the online class is really hard for people who don't have any programming experience even though this is the first programming class offered. Definitely do the TODO problems.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CS210
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

BIll's assignments are all easily laid out & you know exactly what he wants from you and its set up so that each week you will be having one hw assignment & a quiz. However, understanding programming or really taking as much as you can from the textbook (no real lectures) are heavily recommended as without these the course is VERY challenging.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CS211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I took Bill for CS210 and CS211 online classes. basically its a self-teaching classes. 210 was easy A since I had some programming background. but 211 was much more difficult. quizzes are timed for 1 hour which is really tight. DO HIS TODO LIST. this is the key, and study hard to get a good grade. Not easy teacher, same as all, no?