Ioulia Rytikova - George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Professor: Ioulia Rytikova

Department: Information Technology

College: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: AIT524
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is one of the greatest professors I had met. There were assignment and online quiz every week, but it was easy to get high grades. There were two parts for the midterm and the final exams, choice questions and database/SQL queries designing. But the classes were always delayed by practice problems for about half an hour.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• 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:

amazing professor who's passionate and a fun person too. This is not a hard class to me, especially if you have prior programming basics (anything helps). But if not, I still think mysql command's straightforward. First half of the class might be harder - figure out relationships and diagrams. quite heavy workload but manageable.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Any James Bond fans here? If so, if you take the class that is taught by both Rytikova and Boicu, you are in for a treat. They both remind me of Boris Grishenko, and Natalia Siminova from Goldeneye. They even look similar as well!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

SOOOO much work in this class, I do not recommend taking her class. Information was just thrown at the students without given clear instructions or examples. Everything in the class was a competition to get extra credit, without proper explanation of the answer.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took the alternative hybrid learning course that Dr. Rytikova teaches with Dr. Boicu. Both are good professors, but the learning environment was horrible. Large class, no clear instructions, stress over turning in class exercises that weren't simple. LOTS of work (quizzes, projects, etc.) I would definitely recommend taking other 214 professors.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Rytikova is by far the BEST professor I've ever had!! She's super passionate about databases and is an excellent lecturer. She goes out of her way to make sure you understand the material and answers her emails at lightning speed. She clearly loves her job and her students - I wish she could teach all of my classes!!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Database isn't an easy class. Pay attention to lectures, take good notes and make sure you know the definitions. Tests are multiple choice but tough. Know the material. Every class we had something to submit be it homework or a screen shot of what we were working on that day. If you plan on skipping make sure you get that screen shot.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took the alt learning section, taught by her & Dr. Boicu, don't recommend it unless you can teach yourself. This course isn't hard, I was just in a section where we did group work & didn't get much out of lectures. A LOT OF WORK (hw, projects, quizzes, projects, & test). But, so much Extra Credit in this course!! She is good though, email queen!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's the course coordinator for this class and is very strict. She has a Russian accent. Expect lots of homework that might be easy or confusing and long. Expect many quizzes and a limit of five minutes for ten questions on bb. Tests are hard. There's a project that's two parts. She goes the full length of lectures which are three hours long.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Class is very easy if you do what she says. Pleasant to be around. Tries her best to make the dull course content interesting

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Rytikova is incredibly dedicated to her students. There aren't enough professors of her caliber teaching, she's seriously that good. The amount of homework will make you sad but it is essential to master the concepts of database programming. I have considered changing my concentration to database because I loved her class so much.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is honestly the best professor I have had yet and I would take her again and again if I could.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I enjoy taking her class. she's very attractive yet very well educated. I missed less than 1 point towards b-. but of course she took care of me. thank you!.. database is the best!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's a very passionate professional, and it's an inspiration to most AIT undergrads. With that said, don't expect an easy ride on the classes she teaches. You should read the class material before class, and closely pay attention to all her explanations on the subject. Tests aren't easy!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Shes hotttt!!!!! and she keeps you motivated! She has so much energy that makes database programming exciting.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Rytikova is the nicest and most caring professor! She is the course coordinator for IT214 so she knows what she is doing. If you have a choice, you should definitely take 214 with her. I have never had a teacher who consistently replies back to emails within 45 minutes. Her dedication is amazing!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: IT314
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Amount of homework and quizzes is insane.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher. She really loves her job and wants her students to understand the material. Funny and witty. Keep up with the workload and it'll be fine.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Fantastic professor; responds to e-mails quickly and keeps the class engaging. One of the best professors I've had during my stay at Mason. Assignments and exams require a little bit of preparation, so be prepared to spend a little time reviewing concepts if you expect to do well in this course.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: IT214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher and very helpful. She loves her job. Always responses quickly on emails. The bad thing is Database is personal boring to me. So this was just an requirement class. I ended up getting a C. I do recommend to do the extra credit. Some of the information are available online to learn. Good luck!