Peter Walsh - Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC

Professor: Peter Walsh

Department: Computer Science

College: Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CSCI355
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Here's how I would explain Peter courses: - Go to class - Show an actual interest in succeeding - This will help you greatly - READ. THE. INSTRUCTIONS. - #!/usr/bin/perl - cew(); - "The traffic light controller" - "The SSBC" - HC11 - Dark Souls: The Course

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CSCI251
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

His lectures are fine, however is labs are atrocious. He wont teach you how to do anything in the labs and expects you to figure it all out by yourself. If you ask him for help he will go on a huge rant about how students need to figure stuff out for themselves. He forces his students to unnecessarily struggle.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CSCI261
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If you don't have to take course with, run away! He doesn't care about students problems. He just teaches and leaves!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CSCI261
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Peter is a great lecturer, his classes are always interesting and he has a dry sense of humour. That being said, he takes ages to mark things, and gives no feedback. It also seems like he deliberately leaves out important information to "challenge" students. He could improve by caring about his students and their success.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CSCI355
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Demanding to the point of being pedantic, yet frustratingly vague about expectations. He has created an environment where i feel uncomfortable asking questions either in lecture or lab. Can sometimes convey material clearly, but more often than not he just goes through the motions. After taking his class, I no longer enjoy learning.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CSCI355
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's a bit of a character. His courses can be pretty seat-of-the-pants and his personality can seem intimidating to new students. Don't sweat it. Work hard and ask questions, and eventually you'll learn a ton about a broad and difficult topic. V friendly once you get to know him. He's taking a sabbatical so may become more approachable in future.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CSCI355
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Peter's classes have a steep learning curve. People that just rely on learning theory in other classes will have real trouble as Peter deals with the low level details of the architectures. If you try hard you will learn a lot and get help. Be prepared for the assignments to quickly get more difficult towards the end of the semester.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CSCI261
• 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: N/A

Comment:

Doesn't mark until end of term.He seems to mark earlier stuff based on how well you did in the entire course rather than that particular assignment-appearing very biased and unfair.Seems to care&stress about students,yet still unapproachable. Often doesn't have time for you,but has lots of time for other profs.Need a shrink to figure this guy out.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CSCI160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very good teacher. Explains things very well. Very VERY lazy. Haven't seen marks from projects almost 2 months old. Makes the course slightly more difficult if you are ever unsure of how your work should be, since until you see them lump mark at the end, you will not know how well you are doing.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CSCI160
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

So the man is a complete scatterbrain, but he is helpful! His lectures may cause your brain to self destruct; however, in labs he is quite helpfu. In one lab for an example he gave me a privite lesson on a confusing topic and everything clicked and now I am in a computer science craze.. I love it!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CSCI355
• 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: N/A

Comment:

Possibly the most disorganised prof I've ever seen, but very helpful if he knows you've been trying hard. Did well, but have no idea how, seeing as I thought I'd tanked the exams. There was discontinuity between class, labs and exams - none seemed relevant to any of the others. That said, he made the subject interesting.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CSCI160
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CSCI261
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Peter is a good teacher, his lectures are informative and he definitely knows what he is doing. He is a bit absent-minded, but his handouts and coding samples are great. However, he is lazy with marking and hits you with tons of work at the end. :(

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CSCI261
• 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: N/A

Comment:

Great teacher, Helpful if u ask him any questions about the class. the only bad thing is . . . HE IS VERY LAZY!!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CSCI355
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Peter was very helpful in the last week of class. He made a great effort to help the people who were trying so hard at the end. I did't think peter was like that after 261 but I have a new respect for him; he really does care. Final wasn't too bad.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CSC485B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The last person is a moron because the prof changes every semester.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CSC485A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ummm... Peter Walsh does not teach 485B; Michael Horie teaches 485B. Peter's never done Embedded systems before (485A), he's learning as we do. He is very helpful as an instructor and knows where to point you to learn what he doesn't know himself.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CSC485B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Excellent prof. Obvious that he has actual industry experience, and is superb in the way he presents his experience to his class. He knows where the industry is going, and he gives us the tools we need to succeed. Very understanding & helpful. Best at Mal

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CSC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

takes a while to get his teaching style, but is great once you do.sink or swim!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CSC355
• 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:

So disorganized...