Costas Busch - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Professor: Costas Busch

Department: Computer Science

College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

His slides are good, and he can clearly explain difficult concepts (even with the accent). Homework is fair, but tests are exceedingly easy. Do the reading and go over the slides before class and you will probably have an A.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy course. 7 hws, 3 open-notebk/txtbk/laptop tests, 2 proj's. Slides online, but can be confusing w/o explanation. Prof has accent, but speech is comprehensible. Okay prof, not the best. Mat. needs real-life connections

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The first professor that actually told me to 'not bother him with these questions' (!) Which was a debugging question. The problem was he really didn't know what was wrong! Other than this I don't think the slides suck, and I benefit from his lectures overall.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MODCOMP
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I don't know why he's teaching here. He only reads from the slides. He gets confused and can't explain problems on the slides, or when he reviews the tests. My classmates keep finding mistakes on the slides, too - I suspect he hasn't edited them to be correct since they were made.

Rating # 5

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Nice guy, but bad teacher. Thick accent and lectures extremely boring, but gives in-class quizzes. Skipped 90% of classes anyways and got a B.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

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Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His teaching style is question. His proofs usually go unfounded or ambiguously supported. The text offers limited support and his powerpoint slides, the cornerstone of lecture, are unintelligble without aid.

Rating # 8

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

You get used to the accent, but expect to have to figure out a lot on your own. The lecture slides are a good resource; too bad its the only resource.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CS6961
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

such a cool professor! perfect class, clear assignments, learned a lot! thick accent, reads off slides but very clear in his teaching

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MODCOMP
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Couldn't understand him, the subject was difficult and I got a poor grade as a result

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

If I can choose again, I won't be in his course EVER again...

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MODCOMP
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's Horrible! He just reads from the slides and even THEN you can't understand what he's saying! The only word that you can possibly understand coming from his mouth is "Automata", which he says every 3 secs.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Easily the worst professor in the CS department. Thick accent, reads off PowerPoint slides, and his examples are nothing like what he tests on. Doesn't embody the principles of what it means to be a good professor.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

"It's not my job to teach you" - When i went to ask him for help

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MDLSCOMP
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

lectures were SO boring.. he just read from the slides

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Easy class but you can't understand a word he is saying!

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

copies his notes straight from the book.

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

could be better