Lee Cornell - Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, MN

Professor: Lee Cornell

Department: Information Technology

College: Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, MN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: IT210
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

avoid him in all costs

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: IT210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I hope you're ready to teach yourself Python, because that's what you will be doing in this class. While Cornell is a nice person, as a teacher he leaves a lot to be desired. Don't expect to know what you're doing when he assigns programs and quizes, he won't actually lecture on the required material until a week after the program is due.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is not going to hold your hand all the way through this class. He expects that you have most of the basic programming skills from IT 210. If you are stuck or if you need a hand, he will happily help you out. Just ask the question and you'll get the answer. He's strict about assignments being done on time, but pretty easy-going otherwise.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Be ready to teach yourself

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: IT202W
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lee is a very nice man and this is his last year teaching. He tends to get sidetracked very easily and will ramble for extensive amounts of time. The class I took with him is based entirely on group projects and he expects you to do your part. It was a writing intensive so it had a fair amount of decent length papers, but that's to be expected.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: IT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Every class period you spend doing group work & taking quizzes so going to class is a must! I took this class twice the first time I withdrew due to me taking it at 8am & not making it to class most days (bad idea). The second time it was easy! The book & your SAM assignments tell you how to do everything. Compile quiz answers to study for tests!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He does not lecture at all. He puts you into groups and makes you learn by yourself. I've never seen him code at all and if he has it's been on the board and nothing that would work on a computer. He takes attendance but it's not mandatory. He's easy to talk to but not the best teacher. Be prepared to find a good friend or tutor.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: IT210
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Wow. Glad that's over. This is the first prerequisite for the IT program, and it should not be this intense. Lectures: what lectures? He won't teach you in class, you're on your own. Ended up getting a B, but wow.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: 214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Make sure you are there know what he wants and ask to many to questions because you can loose points for stuff you had no idea was needed. Tests suck read the book. programs extra credit is a joke. He will not teach you get ready to teach yourself. nice guy though

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: IT210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is always willing to help if you ask questions and he is very approachable. The tests are open note and super easy. He is not always clear on his directions for the programming assignments but clairfies them if asked.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• 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:

Very understanding teacher and knowledageable teacher. If you come to class most days and actually have an interest in programming it should be easy to get a decent grade. Occasionally goes on rambles but is always willing to help. He knows if he didn't explain something properly when the class doesn't do so hot & adjust grades accordingly.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: IT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Increadibly easy class if you go to all of them. Best to do the quizes in groups becuase the book doesn't help at all. google will be your best friend because some times he won't answer your question he will just tell you to google the answer. tends to talk about boring stuff he thinks will be useful. One of the easiest classes ever

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ISYS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Sucked. Was not very helpful. just gave us all the test questions he will pull his tests from for a study guide. Only the study guide was helpful when taking the class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: IT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awful professor. Does nothing. Lot of group work. A group behind us had a question on an assignment, he responds with "Google it." Unavoidable if business major. I would buy the text book, there's a code in it for SAM assignments, which are decent chunks of grades. Terrible professor, doesn't care how you do. Should be an online class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: IT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He literally does nothing! He doesn't teach you how to do the hw or anything about the quizzes. You teach yourself. In class he either rambles about irrelevant stuff or you work on an assignment with your group. Go to class because your group members take attendance. Get the book from the bookstore. It comes with online access to the hw.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: IT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't spend much time on you he basically makes it so you do all of the work by yourself!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: IT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He just doesn't help with anything. Just comes up and looks at your questions and says, "huh! google it!" stupid....

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: IT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Overall, I though this class was pretty useless. I only had to take it because it is required for my major, but I don't even know why it is. He lectures on things that have nothing to do with anything and makes us do pointless time-consuming activities. It is pointless. You are put in groups and take attendance, so it is mandatory to go.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: IT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class is almost useless. I can say that I learned very little during it. The class consists of a lot of busy work and pointless explanations. The homework was a little hard but the tests are easy because the questions are the exact same ones from the homework.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: IT2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Poor teacher, very limited guidance on what to do, a large portion o the class time students are trying to track him down to figure out what he wants us to accomplish. We are in college to learn and he does not teach us. He expects us to just "figure things out".