Porter Scobey - Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS

Professor: Porter Scobey

Department: Computer Science

College: Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2341
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

It might surprise people, but he's here to teach a class and prepare you for a future in CS, not hold your hand and pass you even if you don't understand the material. He's accessible during office hours and his lectures are full of important info, though he does sometimes test on something he only mentioned once. Practice coding and you'll pass.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2355
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is a professional on teaching this course but he need to understand that student is not a machine that can store and implement data perfectly.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CS1227
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Can you imagine how hard word we were, and how disappointed we are! 85% of students fail in our major course.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CS1228
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His lectures is the best lectures of Computer Science. He wants to teach student. His lectures and explanations are very clear and easy. He can make difficult topics easy. But he is a tough grader. It's difficult to get good grade in his course. u must attend the class. he is very helpful. If u want to learn CS thoroughly, then he is the best.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CSCI1228
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Scobey is the worst professor I have had here in my 2 years at SMU. He doesn't teach you anything of value and then gives tests that are extremely difficult. If you want statistics, 43% of my class failed the course and another 23% got a D. He is an incredibly tough marker and very unapproachable when help is needed.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CSC12
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He didn't even teach anything.. :) You have to study every thing by your self Worst computer science teacher ever!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CS1227
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is very smart in the programming sense. Other than that, he is condescending to students, and uses the lab time as extra lecture time. his classes consist of him reading code to you over the projector. you barely get class time to practice. this is a course you learn by doing, and he doenst let you do much.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CSC1228
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Writes exam to decieve students instead of test knowledge.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CSCI1228
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Mumbles through lectures without really teaching anything and yells at students who don't perform well. 70% of our class failed the midterm, with 18 below 30% and only 3 people getting above a 59%, then proceeded to yell about how incompetent we were.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CSCI1228
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Most boring Lecture I've ever had to attend. Usually goes on about nothing and when you ask questions you have to get it out of him. He doesn't tend to give you help straight up. Worst computer science teacher I've had

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2341
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Can be rather unclear in lectures but much more understandable if you ask him questions. Plenty of office hours and he encourages people to visit him outside those time slots. Remarkably dry sense of humour and I'm sorry to say that most people are afraid of him. Brilliant professor and very clear about what he wants in class. Beware sorting tests!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2341
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

porter xi ma jiahuo

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CSC341
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Never take this teacher. Please.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CSC341
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Don't.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2341
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

G00d luck ;)

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CSC341
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I wish he would actually teach.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CSC341
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of the worst teachers I have ever had.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CSC341
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He barely explains anything. His class feels like it's constantly an introduction to the course. He brushes up on the topic but that's it. He cannot explain clearly and often gives superfluous information. Whatever he is explaining, he drags on unnecessarily. His tests are based on what he did in class but also include stuff that doesn't make sense

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2341
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are pretty boring and his homework assignments are pretty hard. He expects you to know things (ie: who created which language) and is not very good at explaining. Exams do not test on things taught, more of theory of programming. Hardest class i ever took esp. when the prof doesnt help !

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CSC226
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Scobey is my favourite professor.