Claire Bono - University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Professor: Claire Bono

Department: Computer Science

College: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CS455
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Perfect class for students who have minimal exposure to programming and want to learn java and c++. Could have included a bit more topics in java. C++ was a bit rushed towards the end of the semester. But anyone who has completed this class can easily expand their knowledge of java and c++ all by themselves based on what they learn in this class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CSCI455
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you have solid background in OOP (Java/C++), she will suffice, but if you only have minimal/no background in programming I can see how life can get difficult quickly. This is also partly made worse by the fact that students taking the class have varying background. Homework instructions are a bit cryptic and trick questions on mid terms.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CSCI455
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

the worst professor !

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CSCI455
• 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:

Not sure what all the bad rap is for her. As a DEN student with no programming experience, this course was extremely challenging and labor intensive. Working full time + studying for this class was extremely difficult. the prof. was a good lecturer, gave EC, was very fair on tests and grading. I ended up with an A in the class, but was tough.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 455X
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have programming experience before and had taken data structure courses so I think the course materials are not hard. She actually cared about teaching and I like the way she teach and the labs give you lots of problems to practice. All in all a good class for learning a programming language.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CS455
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you have a background in Java or any other object oriented programming, this class should be a breeze. Otherwise, I can see how it can be difficult for those without a background. Not a very good lecturer and vague on a lot of topics.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CSCI455
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bono's course isn't too bad if you have a decent understanding of programming (esp. in Java). I often dreaded the labs but they did help a bit at times. Again, the course is okay if you have a good background, but as other reviews here show, it can be difficult for entirely newbie students.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CS455
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Teaching is good, and professor is really care about student. However, the grade is really tough for the students who do not have background.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CSCI455
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not good, really. Although the class material design is fine (definitely not as good as CS61B at UC Berkley), the material including HW, Lab, Assignments Never change for ages. Also, the teaching is horrible, always keep repeating draw too much no sense circles on lecture slices with ugly blue color. Last, never upload lecture slides with Notes.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CSCI455
• 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:

Teaching is good. Professor and TAs are helpful. The text book is well-organized. Assginments are harder than lectures but are very good oppotunities for practice. Exams are related to assignments and lectures, and past exams would be uploaded before exams. This course is very appropriate for those who want to learn java but have no background.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CS455
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

really tough grade! even for homeworks. If you did a problem a little bit wrong in her test, you will get 0 points on that problem. You have to be really careful.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CS455
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Bono did a really good job helping new coders code professionally. She gives meaningful hws: For example, the hashtable implementation and linkedlist(ListNode) implementation.(c++, how to manage dangling pointers ). And her exam questions are practical. After taking csci455, I feel like I am ready to charge leetcode :)

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CSCI455
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I have to say Prof Claire Bono is not so knowledgable and the teaching style is terrible. Her voice in classes is always the at the same level and the same speed so students cannot get any ideas on which part of the class is the important one. And she even made some mistakes about her answers to the mid-terms and she was not so willing to admit it.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CS455
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The worst lecturer at USC. She has very low knowledge about the subjects.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CSCI455
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is the worst teacher I ever met, just do not take her course!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CS455
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Homework are pretty difficult comparing to class. I can say I learned more from assignments than the lecture itself. The class is great and since it is my only programming class, I can't make comment about Prof's teaching style. I think difficult assignments are the way to learn this course. So, you should use TA office hours and lab hours good.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CSCI455
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Clearest programming lecture I have ever taken

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CS455
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

CS 455 with Bono is straightforward and easy. That said, I learned alot in this class and would definitely recommend it, whether your goal is to get a good grade OR to learn alot about Java/C++. The people in the class who did poorly did not submit assignments on time. If you put in a good effort and a reasonable amount of time you will do well.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CSCI455
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Programming has always been one of my strongest subjects and I ended up with an A in the course. Nevertheless, professor Bono is a horrible teacher. Her lectures are very frustrating and annoying...she's also very unfair when it comes to dealing with the students...her attitude is more fit for a middle-school teacher.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CSCI102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Don't know what the idiot below me is talking about - she was just plain awful, whether you're good at CS or not. Unorganized, treats you like you're in middle school, condescending, annoying. The subject matter isn't hard - it's C++, but the assignments are so pointless, and if she makes a mistake (often), she'll be the last to admit it.