Jonathan Kapleau - New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

Professor: Jonathan Kapleau

Department: Computer Science

College: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CS113H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This man is very knowledge when it comes to coding, but can't teach well. Check reddit for more in-depth on this. If you already know what you're doing and come to class, he can answer your intricate interesting questions. But for general knowledge this man is not so good. Kinda sucks if you're new to coding.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CS113
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you have a basic understanding of Java, this class will help fill a lot of gaps, but if you know nothing, be sure to read the text beforehand. He's a lazy guy, and won't really check over your homework assignments. Takes months to grade assignments, and usually just gives 100s if it's written in the right language.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CS113
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's not a very good teacher; for a person with very little java experience. Mostly he works of a power point presentation and will spend about 5 minutes coding. THIS COURSE IS NOTHING LIKE CS100. Avoid his class by all means; the only saving grace is that the answers to all the assignments are online.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CS280
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Kapleau is a really good speaker and very intelligent guy. Great class for people who are truly interested in programming because you get to code and debug with him in class

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CS280
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took him for CS280 in the Summer, Easiest class ever. Professor Kapleau is very lenient in the grading and extends deadlines, there were 4 projects we did, they were all very easy, and his lectures were really long, but his tests were very straight forward, one of the best CS profs ever.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CS103
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Reads straight off his PowerPoints and flies through any examples. He understands that business majors have to take this course so he doesnt make it that hard, but you have to know what youre doing if you want a good grade.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CS114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a great teacher, when he wants to be. He speaks english (compared to the alternatives) and he's smart, sometimes too smart to understand your pleb questions. He's great at explaining concepts simply and in his own words, which easily translate to code. As the semester progresses he becomes lazier and his explanations significantly worsen.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CS114
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Kapleau gives more of an overview of what you're supposed to learn rather than actually teach it. He's great at answering questions, but actually teaching the class is a different story. You can get easy A's on the labs which are 40%, but the Midterm and Final is when you really know if you got anything out of the class. You'll have to teach urself

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CS103
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Kap is a decent guy, but not the greatest Prof. He doesn't teach, but he does go over important material. If you are a good listener, you will learn a lot from him. If you're there just to be there you won't have fun. Treat this like a normal course and you will pass with an A or B . Treat is as easy as it seems to be and the tests will screw ya.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BNFO135
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Here I am 45 minuets past the start of my final exam period. No word yet if hes even coming. Ive been to 2 lectures (mandatory self-recorded attendance), and I have learned everything from the Internet. 100 on every lab, hw, midterm. In that regard he is useless, and other people (whom I help in lab) dont learn from him. Take him if ur smart.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BNFO135
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I found his lectures incredibly dry. He's very easygoing, so I got a lot of outside work done during class. The labs and homework aren't exactly easy if you don't come from a programming background or pay attention during class, but you can collaborate on those (read: don't copy). He doesn't tend to give helpful answers to questions.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CS115
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ask yourself these questions. Am I lazy? do I know anything anything about programming? do I care about programming? and if the answer are (yes, no, no) do not take him. he goes way too fast for and intro course. But I am not lazy, never took programming before, but I do care about programming. I learned a lot from him and he is an easy grader.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CS115
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's so rude when you ask questions. Not approachable. If you are a begginer don't take him

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CS114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you understand coding alright or are willing to learn a bit on your own, you'll be fine. A 3 hour class of him lecturing is a little exhausting, but he will put the slides up and you can follow along and try some things on your own while he's lecturing.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CIS113
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Aside from the acidic rancid and putrid smell that the class had, the dude isn't any help, goes through the slides like soul that the devil carries, absolutely no guidance for exams, says he doesn't have any of the previous exams, says the exam could have any chapter of the book. Assumes you know everything before hand. Lame

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 113H
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Oh hell nah, worst teacher ever, it would be easier to pick a booger from your nose with a boxing glove on than to pass with him, I mean jebus christ he made me not want to live in this planet anymore, he assumes you know almost eveything, goes way too fast, if you're late 2 minutes then you're late, 6 lates and you're out!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BNFO135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are very simple and concise but the labs, homework, and project are very difficult. You basically have to teach yourself all the hard concepts of coding because he will only cover the bare minimum.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CIS114H
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Really nice guy, Class was enjoyable and easy for students who studied from past exams and payed attention in class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CS114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Chill professor. Can explain the concepts well. But he is to general when comes to what to study for exams.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BNFO135
• 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:

He's mad chill just take him.