James Choi - California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

Professor: James Choi

Department: Computer Science

College: California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CPSC362
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The group project is a heavy in writing but covers entire software development. He also shows some interesting videos related to the software process. His math skills were extra ordinary.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CPSC541
• 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:

He is always on time and is very patient with students. He is kind and friendly to students. Definitely a good guy/

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CPSC362
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A very inspirational professor. Trying to motivate the students to go beyond the usual and to suceed. A kind and wonderful person!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CPSC362
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Didn't like this guy at all. He fails at explaining new and difficult concepts. He is a very harsh grader, doesn't help if you have questions about something during the Exam. He asks some of the freeresponse questions on the midterm out of no where, its like things that you think shouldn't be asked on Exam are the things he asks on Exams. Avoid him

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CPSC323
• 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:

An excellent professor. The subject is hard but he takes time to explain the subjects. I feel he really cares about the students. One of the best professors I had.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CPSC323
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

3 projects, 3 exams. Knowledgeable, patient, caring guy. Hard to understand but will spend more time re-explaining if you ask. Don't skip lectures or you'll be way behind. Hard topic, but he takes time to show step by step. Hand-holds you through project, even giving you most of the answer on the last one. Tests are same as reviews so go to them.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CPSC323
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His English is not great at times and his handwriting is not great All the time. But he tries to help everyone understand the material. 3 exams, 3 projects. Projects are a must do since the exams are like hell. Pay attention to lecture bc he starts talking about things Not on ppts that Will be on exams. Hard but doable. why is there a chili pepper.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CPSC543
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Most answers on exams (closed book) are from lecture notes. Book used is outdated, and for a graduate course, chapter summaries are ridiculous, particularly when tests are based on lectures notes, which differ from book. If you can memorize well, you shouldn't have problems with the exam and score an A. Others will have more difficult time.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CPSC323
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 541
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He always smiles which makes us want to come to class, very helpful and patient with students. closed book exams some time get confusing but not too difficult. project is very clear and important. good grader.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CS323
• 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:

The course was very tough as it required three not easy assignments and also three exams. But he was very nice to explain things in details and to help us out. Definitely a good and nice professor.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MSE541
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Chapter summaries, posts, exams, and a group project. Exams ask fairly detailed questions that are difficult when doing closed-notes. Lectures and slides aren't very useful, read the book.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 541
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The class is straightforward and easy to understand. For the online class, the test is closed-book and closed-notes, which puts honest people at a disadvantage because he asks some detailed questions.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CPSC323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

As others have said, definitely one of the hardest undergrad level classes to take. I can not stress enough that you MUST be on top of your game coding-wise or you are going to struggle. Dr. Choi is a really nice guy and fair, but has terrible hand-writing which makes the already tough lectures much more confusing (and actually somewhat comical).

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CPSC323
• 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:

VERY hard subject. I had to fight like mad to get a C. As others have said you MUST complete the 3 assignments and make them as perfect as you can, because you'll need the points come exam time. Exams are short but pack a punch! They are hard! On the plus side, Choi is an extremely nice guy and he seems to really care about his students' success.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CPSC323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Choi is the best! helpful, clear , and organized. The course is almost the hardest course I ever took. you must do the assignments,and attend to understand what's going on! study hard!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CPSC323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Plain & simple, this class is hard and will really test your programming skills. There are 3 assigts. throughout the semester which can easily take upto 20-50hrs each to complete. If you want to pass, you MUST do the assigts, because the tests (3 of them) are hard. Choi covers ALOT of material VERY fast, so you MUST attend class an get the book!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CPSC323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very hard class, but he does a good job explaining it. The programming assignments are some of the hardest I've ever had, ranging from 20-30 hours of time each (3 in the semester). Tests were also hard because he throws in weird problems not seen on the homework or anywhere else. He's a good teacher but the class is very hard, take for a challenge

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CS323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not an easy course but extremely helpful and kind to students. Learned a lot.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CPSC323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Lots of material in the class, maybe he needs to reduce the number of topics covered. Professor Choi explains the techniques and algorithms at fast pace but doesn't explain the meaning behind those.