David Richards - Pennsylvania State University- Hazleton, Hazleton, PA

Professor: David Richards

Department: Computer Science

College: Pennsylvania State University- Hazleton, Hazleton, PA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CMPSC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, he always had time to help us and had funny moments. Sadly he has retired but he will still be a great professor forever.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: IST110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

class was a joke!im an SRA major & CANT stand him.VERY boring class & he was NO help.class was nice b/c no final, just projects & short answer essays throughout semester.lectures were somewhat all over the place-he rambled on about binary code for 3 DAYS!!i dont think he knows what he's talking about.acted very insulted when i said i hated hazleton

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: IST110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Richards is a very nice guy. Lectures can be a bit boring, but it doesn't matter because he's TOO lenient with his students, and basically lets them get away with murder. The quizzes are a bit ridiculous as they feature what I considered to be opinion questions. Not bad as an intro course. I'm going on to minor in IST.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: IST110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

this class was a complete joke seriously...im not an ist major therefore i dont give a **** about why a cell phone works, ect....so it was a complete bore...he never brought material down to your level...czu there were other ist majors in the class that understood it...for a blow off class i absolutely positively hated it

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: IST110220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

very easy classes. just do what is asked, easy A!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: IST220110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

would help if he knew the area the classes focused on, if he knew what to teach it would be a better help.... But for a Ph. D. in another field, does OK teaching IST courses

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: IST220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

all I have to say is... Jimmy Neutron in 30 years.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: IST220
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Made the class very easy, knew what he was talking about

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: IST110
• 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:

OK class but I jsut wish that he explained more on the topics and won't assign labs that no one knows how to do!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: IST
• 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:

He acts like he knows what he's talking about...but i don't think he really does...And btw his doctorate is not in IST its in Avaiation

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: IST110
• 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 nice teacher and man. Always helpful and friendly. One of the best teachers I have ever had.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: IST220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher, class was very easy to understand and teaching methods were great. He was a little boring at times, but in his defense so was the material being covered.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Doesn't really teach anything. Just kinda puts it out there and says here you go . Kinda weird guy...

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: IST
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Looks and talks like Jimmy Neutron-Boy Genius. Ha Ha

Rating # 15

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Excellent teacher. Hope he never retires. With who is to repalce him, it's downhill from here! PSU's program cannot afford that!

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He may be a IST Champion, but needs to Retire

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: IST220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, very sexy.