Radu Campeanu - York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Professor: Radu Campeanu

Department: Computer Science

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

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ITEC2610
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terrible prof. Doesn't care about students who need extra help. He just reads of the slides and expects you to understand it without any lab practice.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ITEC2610
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is by far the best professor I've had at York. I've had him for both 1620 and 2610 and he is always willing to reexplain the topic if you don't understand. I strongly recommend going to class as there are a lot of topics to cover, and although his slides are very helpful, it's extremely beneficial to attend. He is a fair marker

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: NATS1740
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dont miss the lectures.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ITEC1620
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took his course fearing that I may fail again due to my lack of programming experience. I took this class before with another professor but dropped it after 2 weeks because I couldnt keep up. The prof is super nice and basically feeds us everything on Moodle. He doesnt really teach us programming but makes sure that the ta does.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ITEC1620
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The worst prof I've had by far. Slept through all of his lectures. He speaks really slow. Teaches textbook definitions of coding, arrays, loops, etc. but not actually HOW to code. He extends a one-hour lecture to 3 hrs because of how slow he talks and his lectures are useless. His class average is 28%, if you have him for a class, DROP THE CLASS!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ITEC1620
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Practice online tutorials and you will surely pass. Attend lectures because he explains codes very well.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: NATS1740
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor. Very knowledgeable, passionate and kind of over-qualified for the job. Attendance is not mandatory, I studied off his ppt slides and read the book once before midterms/final. Assignments are also easy. For the final exam I would recommend showing up to class and recording the part where he goes over the exam essay component.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ITEC2610
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

There are plenty of things on his slides that we aren't expected to know entirely, but are used to show a new method for structure purposes. Very clear about what will be tested on, what will be only M/C, & what we'll be coding on the exam. Always available during office hours and via email for questions. If you aren't Java proficient, don't skip.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: NATS1740
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Boring lectures, he just reads the slides. Lectures are filled with information that is not required, he even says "but you don't need to know this". The text book is a joke, he wrote it himself. The concepts are poorly explained and the figures are poor quality as if done on a computer from 1990. Uses old terminology, nothing gets updated.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: NATS1740
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

There always are some knowledge points that he talks about it in class but doesn't put them on the slides. So really don't skip class, you will miss a lot.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ITEC1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The first time I went to class I was cheesed Bc of his accent but got used to it (better then most profs) I didn't buy the book, went to class when called break I cut. Assignments are soft but tests take time to study final was alright. You'll pass if you pass the assignments trust

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: NATS1740
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof Campaneau's lectures are very interesting and insightful. I stayed awake for each and every class and was sad when it ended. He obviously has a passion for Astronomy and strived to make sure we found the topics as equally facinating. Stay awake in the lectures and read book+ppt. Test questions are familiar/easy but think before you answer.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: NATS1740
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

An interesting class especially if you were interested in Astronomy beforehand. He seems very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the subject. His tests are tough! Averages for the tests are usually around 60%.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ITEC2610
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed taking 2610 with this professor. I love the way he explains concepts, and also illustrates them when possible. In his lectures, he will often focus on the most important concept/code. If it isn't tested, he says so. He also encourages students to ask questions and discuss to create a good learning environment for the entire class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ITEC1010
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

just reads the powerpoint lecture slides like we couldn't do that ourselves. Probably the most boring prof at york.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 2610
• 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:

Some of the people in that class already have jobs with advanced java, he expects everyone to be like those people and gives impossible questions to answers. I asked another professor about those questions and even they had trouble solving it. i advise you learn java from a friend or something , because the other profs have a heavy accent.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: NATS1740
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Radu is a wonderful professor, his lectures are fascinating. Not that easy for a NATS course though as the class average for the tests were in the C+ range, but an A is still achievable.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ITEC2610
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors at York. Gives clear idea of what to prepare for the test. Exams are not tough if you have even the slightest idea about Java programming. Extremely helpful, however no one goes for office hours and then complain when they get low marks.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: NATS1740
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hes an amazing prof and has passion for what he teaches. i did skip some lectures but even if i did go, i was never bored. class is interesting and he recaps all lectures. tests are hard, you must read the textbook, its only a few pagesweek so its not much to read. questions are from his moodle questions and exam has essay and Q from test 2

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ITEC2610
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Not very clear. Uses the same material used year after year. I would say avoid but all profs that teach this class are pretty bad