Bob Erickson - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Professor: Bob Erickson

Department: Computer Science

College: University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CS148
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Bob has high expectations and does not actually teach course material in lecture. This is a self taught course. He provides notes but he offers little help to learn. First three projects are deceptively easy (for 148), and then the last three are absurd- don't slack off in the beginning! Final group project as well.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CS008
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hes alright I would rely more on the TAs for his 008 class tho. Also, attendance is not required so thats really nice. I went once a week got a B+.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CS008
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bob is one of the real old school hippie coders from the time when programing was a fringe major, he loves computer science and is one of the chillest humans alive

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CS008
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You will think Bob is a cool guy at first, but then you realize that you've taught yourself everything. You get thrown into this class first semester as a CS major, but if you have little to no CS experience before this class, like myself, all you will learn is how to copy and paste, and follow a video tutorial.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CS008
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bob's a funny guy and the class is designed for freshmen. As long as you read the chapters and do a good job on the weekly assignments you should be fine. It can be intimidating at first if you think you are expected to know everything but Bob understands you'll probably only retain about 30% of what you see and he teaches accordingly.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CS148
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Literally the worst teacher I could have imagined. Told us on the first day of class that he wouldn't teach us anything and that we would be teaching ourselves. He took attendance over thanksgiving break. Thinks he's a saint but designs the worst websites I've ever seen. Most disorganized teacher I've ever met.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CS008
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The material is easy and he makes videos for the assignments so you just have to watch them and copy what he does. Not good if you go into it knowing no CS. He does a bad job of explaining stuff. He says you learn by typing out the code but he doesn't tell you much of what it does. If you question him he just defends himself and doesn't help much.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CS008
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Class is easy if you do the work. It's a little time consuming, especially if it's your first CS class, but nothing unreasonable. Final project can be done in a group, don't start last minute. You'll be teaching yourself most of the material, Bob's not very good about teaching you. Midterm & Final all multiple choice, was done before finals week

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CS008
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

OK here's the thing: I left this semester knowing WAY more about web design then when I started it (woohoo!) but I got all that from the textbook (which is awesome btw). I can attribute MAYBE 10% of my learning to Bob. While he's not a bad guy (he's actually quite nice and very funny), he's not my cup of tea when it comes to professors.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CS008CS148
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He's a great professor. You'll have an amazing time. Just remember to put in the work.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CS008CS148
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He's hilarious and he's always in his office and ready to help students.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CS142
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He definitely knows a lot about the subject. He's always willing to help.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CS008
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Amazing guy. Would definately take again.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CS148
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Bob gives you the tools to succeed both in life and in class but you have to put the work in. A lot of self-learning but web design is so creative you have to have interest to explore new things. 2 tests, only 5 assignments & final project. Assignments NOT equal difficulty. Be prepared to think before you code.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CS14148
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Excellent professor -

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CS148
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bob really does care. It might not seem like it sometimes, but he does mean well and wants you to pass his course. He's wide open for help, within reason. 2AM the day before a project is due isn't reasonable. He's a great guy, and pretty funny too.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CS142
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, Bob doesn't seem to know how to code. You should expect to teach yourself everything especially if you are using PHP. Would recommend avoiding his classes if you have the choice.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CS148
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Bob is a wonderful man, if you're not putting in the work for the class, you won't get anything useful out of it.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CS148
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Bob is one of my best professor in UVM. He is so nice and helpful and humorous! He is always there to provide help. The class is a little tough, definitely need hard work. But only if you begin the project ahead and put efforts to it, you will be fine. He is a fair grader. And this class is actually very very useful. So definitely recommend him!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CS148
• 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 makes class fun and always give us many informtaion about job opportunities. Good professor!