Joshua Appel - Baruch College, New York, NY

Professor: Joshua Appel

Department: Computer Science

College: Baruch College, New York, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CIS4910
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Come in, be on time and show up always. Get ready for an hour of getting yelled at and watching YouTube videos.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CIS2200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took his summer class before, he was enthusiastic and nice. He prepared every detail that you should know and explained it very well. there are two exams. you just have to prepare for self-study to memorize his PPT. he also gives curves!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CIS3270
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Honestly I took this class because it fit my schedule and based on what I saw here I was shook. I get to class and hes nothing like what these reviews say. He curves and literally its a common sense course. You must want to sail through college and take bs classes where you dont learn anything if you find him hard.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CIS2200
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Honest Review: He is a nice professor and he tends to talk a lot sometimes because he is very enthusiastic about the course. He is a very serious about attendance so try not to skip class also, keep track of the online hw's and quizzes because he is very big on that. He provides study guidelines so read the book for mid and final exam. Good luck :)

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CIS2200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a great professor, you will earned a higher grade than you expected! Professor Appel is a nice guy!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CIS2200
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

N/A about this professor

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CIS2200
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I don't know why there's that much bad comments about professor Apple, I think he is a pretty enthusiastic and nice guy. He takes care of me a lot, and often gives me quadrillion of points. The exams are easy if you pay attention in his lecture. Easy A class (Free A)

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CIS2200
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I'm in summer session, there are 80 questions on midterm, and 100 questions on final. the tests are not hard, but you have to remember a lot of terminology and understand the concepts of each terms to answer the questions.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CIS2200
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

what should i say? be prepare to learn by yourself. His PPT is all directly copied from textbook, so it is useless to go to his class. To pass the class, you have to self study and filter out or guess the important or key points.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CIS2200
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This professor rushing his teaching materials and is all over the place. Don't take him if you have other options .

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CIS2200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT take him, his teaching style is terrible. He uses all the time to talk about some irrelevant things, and then he realized he doesnt have enough time to finish his slides. So he uses his fastest speed to scan over his ppt! and you got nothing from hIS LECTURE. you will have to read every single word from textbook to pass his class . TEST 80q!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CIS2200
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This professor is ridiculous, I take him in the summer, he copy his slides straight from the textbook and read everything in the slide. Don't take him if you want a better grade. His class is dam boring and test heavy!!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CIS3270
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Appel was not as brutal as many of the previous reviews painted him to be. He practically spoon-feeds you the information needed for exam in his review sessions. If you study and take your time on the papers you should do fine. Its an interesting class that requires a fair amount of time. Nothing out of this world in terms of difficulty.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CIS3270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This guys voice is obnoxious. He rants and rambles about things that make no sense. DO NOT TAKE HIM. He takes this class way more serious than it needs to be. If you are late or miss class you might as well say goodbye to that grade.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CIS2200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His tests were extremely hard. Best way to describe is that he gives a huge amount to cover and his tests only picks a specific few and makes it extremely tricky with multiple choice like A, B, A and B, all of the above, none at all. He has tunnel vision in CIS and seems more prioritized on teaching than students learning. Is not lenient/tolerable

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CIS3270
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I would recommend you stay away from him unless you really need the class for that semester. His test were so difficult even other professors he asked told him so themselves. He ended up giving a curve for both the midterm and final but it was only a point! so it made no difference. If it wasn't for the group project I would of probably failed.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CIS3270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very theatrical orator. High-energy from the moment the class begins to the last second, so if you prefer a laid-back teacher, look elsewhere. Covers everything that you need to know for the exams and papers. If you're looking to actually learn, take him. One negative is he makes it feel like a HS class with all the rules- no phone,etc

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHI3270
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

GOOD LUCK TAKING HIM FOR THIS CLASS.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHI3270
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His class is a disaster. He uses a outdated book which makes no sense and his exams are tough. U would also group 3 group papers which he grades harshly. I would not recommend him.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CIS3270
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Its only my 3rd week of class and i regret taking this class already, I should of checked this website earlier. Don't take this class he doesn't even let you drink anything in class.