Peter Cribb - York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Professor: Peter Cribb

Department: Computer Science

College: York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: EECS1530
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Fair and straightforward. A is very duoable.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: EECS3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Essays are hard. Lectures are skeleton-like and expect too much participation from students. Lecture slides are useless. Massive curving though.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: EECS3000
• 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:

Useless course and boring prof. you will sleep in his class. His marking are crazy if you get a C+ on an essay marked by him it means its an A+ essay. final exam is hard.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: EECS3000
• 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:

He's generally a pretty nice guy, but the way he grades students for their contributions to the course makes it feel like he's just trying to kill their motivation to actually complete it. By the way, I hope you're mentally prepared to write essays on some of the mundane stuff imaginable. Definitely wouldn't take a course with him again.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EECS3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His marking is insane. Don't expect higher than a C on an essay (class average on the 1st essay was around a 50/100). Lectures are boring. Lots of reading, and quiz questions are based on very specific information from the readings. Multiple essays, with a combined total of around 4500 words. Nice guy though.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CS3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

more than half of the class dropped this class,the only students who stayed are because they have no choice, he teaches this course every year,he doesn't know how to teach, doesn't know the topics very well no wonder coz he did his bachelors and phd in chemistry, he's not qualified to teach a computer science course,Extremely discouraging in class

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: COS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Possibly the worst prof York can have. And that's saying something. Lacks empathy. Does not care about students. Unreasonable. Stay clear of his classes.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CSE3000
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This guy is awesome, the course is awesome. He doesnt care how good or bad you did in course, all grades are given randomly..

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CSE3000
• 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:

Speakers are great, don't miss them, but lectures can be boring at times. Essays are marked overly hard, but is balanced out with an easy exam. He's a super nice guy in person, go talk to him during office hours. He cares about students.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CSE3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Some topics are engaging, but the professor is boring. Assignment grades are subjective to him.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CSEA
• 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:

There is a tendency for the class to be really boring, but course research and assignments are really helpful and interesting.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CSE3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Excellent course and professor. He engages the students. Class participation is required. Most lectures are mandatory (grades for attendance). Utilize the Bethune Writing Labs when writing the essays required for this course in order to obtain the maximum mark. Lots of reading. About 3000 words total in essay writings.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CSE3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Excellent Prof. He knows most students by their name. He cares a lot about students. At least for CSE 3000, you can visit him before the due of an essay/assignment and he gives you feedback on it. His marking is strict, and he made the final very hard. I have no complains.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CSE3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are not bad, but his marking is ridiculously insane. If you want anything above B, avoid him. If you are willing to live with C or below, then take him and enjoy his lectures.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CSE1530
• 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:

I do not understand the bad comments about this professor. If you go to his lectures the tests and exams are not hard at all! He is EXTREMELY helpful in his office hours.This is my first year taking computer course and I have learned so much from his lectures! He's the BEST!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CSE1530
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

WORST PROF EVER! Please don't take any course with him if you have a choice......i came out of this course knowing less about programming than I did going in.......his exams are hard and he has a habit of asking questions in the exams on things on which he has hardly spent any time on either in the class or in the manual......everyone in class hate

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CSE1530
• 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:

This professor is very understanding and will try to make you understand no matter what! He'll give you examples as much as you want. Go to his office hours! Attend his lectures and LISTEN!practice to do well. That's what he said in the first day of class. Practice makes perfect.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CSE1530
• 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:

A very helpful prof...office hours are useful to clear out the doubts...very approachable and clear lectures. Doesnt rush! Got a lot of patience to answer questions and teach...

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: COSC1530
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's a good prof but lacks charisma. Im quite energetic around the noon time, even on two coffees I cant stay awake listening to his voice. Other than that....Comprehensive at best.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: COSC1530
• 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:

He's kind of helpful during office hours, but at lectures he spends too much time on the computer, while most students may find it difficult to follow along. He should give more clear notes.