Rick Ord - University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA

Professor: Rick Ord

Department: Computer Science

College: University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CSE11
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good lecturer. He really knows his stuff and is helpful, but programming assignments are a lot of work.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CSE11
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed Rick's classes! He is responsible, hilarious, and always patient to answer any question from the students. Lots of homework, but also lots of extra credit. His programming assignments and quizzes do make me learn a lot. Would definitely take his class again!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CSE11
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is good overall. But I dont know whether this is a tradition for all CSE courses or just for him, the quizzes and exams are based on weird codes that you will never see the rest of your life. I would prefer writing codes on exams rather than that.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CSE11
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Class put me to sleep sometime but he really knows his stuff. Assessments were basically the same as what he posts online on his class webpage, so study those. Start early start often

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CSE30
• 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:

Rick teaches a lot of new materials during one lecture, so pay attention to every detail and ask questions immediately when lost. Just follow what Rick requires, try hard, and you will definitely get an A because he gives tons of extra credits during midterm and final for you to make up the points you lose on quiz and PA. Love him a lot^^

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CSE11
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Not actually teaching anything. Unhelpful for those students who want to learn some real stuff. GUI all day. Quizzes and exams are unrelated to Programming Assignment.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CS30
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Programming assignments are challenging but quizzes and exams are okay if u do exams and quizzes in previous quarter. His lecture and lecture notes are pretty good for learning.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CSE30
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class requires a lot of time and effort but Just learned so much and i purely think how much you put it in this class will determine your grade in the end. There are tons of practice midterm, quiz, finals on his website so there are really no excuse . Lastly the tutors are just awesome they are really knowledgeable. Start early start often

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CSE30
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He knows his stuff, but isn't good at transferring that knowledge to the students. He is pretty patronizing when students ask him questions. Almost always does he say "What is this? Week 10? This should be easy". Also, I asked questions on Piazza before, and he responded with very vague answers. The tutors are what make this class bearable.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CSE30
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No answers for practice exams(for quizes you can get from review sessions), he said that you want answers then come to review sessions. Then when u ask questions on practice midterm and final, responsed, how could u do not know that?. Make you hate every day fighting for this class. I dropped another cse class bc cse39 took 30 and MORE hours/week

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CSE30
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

We don't pay tuition to "run code online", learned nothing in this class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CSE30
• 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:

Oh my goodness he is SO stubborn. Refuse to podcast, refuse to use lecture slides. When people use their phone to take pictures in the midterm review session he confiscated their phones! He is also extremely unsympathetic, i know many people who had to drop a class because of cse 30 taking like 25+ hours a week. Very very unreasonable professor.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CS30
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

started out fine and went downhill VERY QUICKLY, as you will never have a break in this class. (seems like every other day something big is due, which is a bit ridiculous for a lower div) but he teaches clearly and tests/quizzes are straightforward and relatively easy, just be VERY careful with time management for PA's

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CSE11
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The great (lower division) prof. There is EXTRA CREDIT in the homework assignments. PLEASE GO TO LECTURES. You can still pass the course if you miss classes, but why miss classes when you are able to learn the things you need for the course as well as for the future? The lectures are useful and humourous. There is NO GRADE PULL-UPS OR CURVES.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CSE11
• 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:

Though difficult, most people can get an A through numerous extra credit from exams and assignments. Rick will give out previous exams for practice. His class will also get you prepared for more CSE courses.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CSE11
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I slept through all of his lectures and still got an A. Theres extra credit on the tests and every programming assignment, so you should have a problem getting a good grade in this class if you do the homework.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CSE30
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class is notoriously hard, but he makes it seems pretty easy since he gives you like 10 years of previous exams with same format as tests, so test/quizzes are pretty easy. Just be sure to also study his notes, because he adds extra stuff not on previous exams in recent years; missed a lot of points bc I only did practice exam & got 89% :((((((

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CS30
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The materials are not very hard for this class, and the exams are also fair to be honest, but you have to be very careful during the exam, since it's all about calculations. The first two PAs are easy, but the third PA is extremely hard!!! I spent my whole weekend and also skipped two days of classes but still didn't finish it.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CSE11
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His classes are tough because he assigns a lot of PA (programming assignments) and quizzes. But if you really want to learn at a fast pace, he is a good professor. His assignment aren't hard but rather time consuming (think 10-15 hours a week if you're decently fast). Good thing: don't buy the book, the pdf is out there and I haven' used it anyways

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CSE30
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Material is fairly easy, but doesn't mean a damn thing when your prof doesn't teach you jack crap! Talks like, if you don't finish a PA you're clearly lazy, etc. Tutors told us early in quarter most don't finish PA3, most ended up not finishing, Rick's attitude? Must of been lazy students, couldn't of been his fault. Prepare to teach yourself!