Marcus V Santos - Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Professor: Marcus V Santos

Department: Computer Science

College: Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CPS615
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Helpful if you see him during his office hours. He teaches a lot of theory in class then evaluates you practically so averages were pretty low on the exam. His lectures are hard to follow since it's all like discrete math proofs and stuff. Your best bet for the exams is to just do the homeworks over and over. Doesn't tell you at all what's on exam.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CPS615
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great prof, knows what he's talking about. If you go to class and write down examples, do the homework, and do the labs every week the tests are extremely straightforward. He doesn't try to trick you.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CPS615
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Fair prof, good lectures.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CPS615
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very helpful prof. Good at explaining concepts, though I think he spends a little too much time in lectures trying to answer really simple questions from the one or two students who either just don't get it or weren't following along.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CPS15
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Standard prof. Not very helpful, not very clear, but could be worse. Course is hard.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CPS615
• 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:

He is ok. He doesn't spend much time explaining the details . very helpful though.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CPS125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

really good professor

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CPS125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He once did not teach us mantissa and those 32 bit stuff because he said i quote "I hate that stuff".

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CP8311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I'm a graduate student, and i can tell you: this prof. is excellent.. He males you love a subject that you've never heard of, just by the way he explains it..He's very considerate and cooperative..

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CPS125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

he's a really helpful prof,you can easily get an A if you attend all his classes.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CPS125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Here are the only 4 things you need to know to be successful in his class 1) Go to all the lectures (Extremely Important) 2)Purchase and read the course textbook 3)Come to his office hours if you need clarification on concepts 4)Practice and understand the major concepts in the labs, if you follow these four points you can get an A in his class

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CPS616
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

1)Learning course material the week prior to lecture, clearly stated he has no knowledge of the course's topic 2)Sometimes spends very long periods during class time trying to solve mistakes in course slides pointed out by students 3)6+ classes end ~20 minutes early and considering point #2 he can claim "the class is still ahead [of schedule]"

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CPS125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

a very good prof, knows what he's doin, haven't enjoyed a somputer class this much!!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CPS125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

he is a really good prof. u atend his lectures and ur all set. he knows what hes doin and they way he teaches this course is so smooth

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CPS125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

good prof, he knows what he's talking about, just u guys are not able to understand what he's saying

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CPS125
• 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:

The worst prof i ever had,he has no idea what he's talking about. DO NOT take this course with him.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CPS125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I had taken the CPS125 course with him in 2004.Since the first class I had noticed his lack of enthusiasm,so that I had an impression that he did not like the course he had taught.Two weeks later,lots of students left and attended the other professors' classes.We used to re-unite only on the exams days.His lecture slides were dated 1996

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CPS125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the best programming prof. Lots of interaction with the class. Feel free to ask him questions in class. May not be good for people with no programming experience because he gets very technical.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CPS621
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hates criticism, and tends to teach from the book, getting lost as often as his students did. Reacts badly to criticism. Flexible on assignments, but tends to tweak requirements on the fly - sadly, this screws students that show any initiative as changes have to be worked around.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MULTIMEDIA
• 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:

This guy taught me multimedia the first time it was offered and oh my god he sucked! Stubborn and hard headed. Likes to freak at you when you try to tell him hes wrong. You SUCK!