Karen Lemone - Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Professor: Karen Lemone

Department: Computer Science

College: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CS2135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

FYI Prof. Lemone retired from WPICS *several* years ago, so ratings for her here aren't very useful.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CS4533
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor in the department. Completely inept at basic computer use and doesn't care. Seems to think she is teaching middle schoolers.

Rating # 3

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

She is very negative about groups, even though she contributes near nothing. She doesn't read almost anything that you'll send her and comes to meetings/class/etc unprepared. At best, she is the worst teacher I've dealt with at WPI.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: DISCRETEMATH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

One of the worst teacher I have ever had!!!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CS503
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The overall course was not hard, but the book that she uses leaves a lot to desire, and when she was showing problems on the board it was hard to followed because she didn't show all the important steps from start to finish.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: DISCRETE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not enough room here to even begin to describe. unable to answer any students questions, has laughed at students for asking valid questions, does not know how to teach, and dont even bother going to office hours/TA hours. Bearable, but try to take it with another prof if at all possible.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: DISCRETE
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Worst teacher ever...don't even get me started; I can't believe that evlution hasn't wiped her out of the gene pool yet.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: DISCRETE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Not as bad as many people say she is, everything is taken from the book and when you ask questions it seems she does not know what you are talking about, but other from that you understand quite well when she explains. Tests and material are really easy.

Rating # 9

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

dont go to wpi but thought i would post for someone i care about. apparently the work is never explained but replicated from the book. and asking questions? forget it. it will be assumed that you do not know the material and this will lead to a failing grade. trust ratemyprofessors posts!

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

No idea how she has lasted this long at WPI, its pretty hilarious to get her flustered though

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CS544
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is very unclear and asking for help generally makes it worse.

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Not very helpful

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CS4533
• 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:

CS4533 was been one of my more interesting CS courses thanks largely in part to Prof. Lemone. She explains things well and seems genuinely interested in the subject matter. Her obsession with the sometimes buggy, always insecure "Of Course!" w

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PQP
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

At best she was useless. That's the best way to describe it.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CS503
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Ouch. This was a tough one to take. She knows her stuff but is not the best professor. Try taking it with someone else. Not Dobrushkin either!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CS2135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She makes you have freakin namecards. Its like kindergarten

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CS2135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Assignments are too demanding, teaching style leaves much to be desired.