Linda Hicks - University of Michigan - Flint, Flint, MI

Professor: Linda Hicks

Department: Computer Science

College: University of Michigan - Flint, Flint, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CSC122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This prof is a disaster. She barely understands what shes teaching, and it is reflected on her students. I am a A student, and I got a C+ in her class. She barely teaches anything in class, and when she does, its incomprehensible. Avoid at all costs.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CSC275
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This is the worst programming teacher that I have ever had and she should be fired. I am an expert programmer and her lectures confused me. Even speaking with her outside of class did not change how she taught lectures. This teacher is INCOMPETENT

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CSC277
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Teacher lacks professionalism. I needed 4 of my labs returned to study for the final exam so I e-mailed her a week before the test, but no response. I sent 2 more and still no response. I had to track her down and finally got my labs 2 hours before the exam. She acted like it was no big deal that she didn't answer my e-mails.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CSC122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I had the Class online and found that she did not post all of her lectures up making it difficult to do assignments.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CSC363
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Online material is scattered throughout blackboard. Nothing is organized. No tutors or help is offered. Truly a class for independant study.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CSC122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Absent-minded, yes. Lectures are monotonous and confusing - always powerpoint presentations. Anyone with no prior experience to taking this class would understandibly be lost as she teaches as if you knew coding. The exams are poorly constructed and she is ALWAYS late, sometimes not showing up at all! Frustrating since I paid for my education..

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CSC265
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took her for Digital Logic + lab Fall semester. She was always late to class and had a habit of putting nearly everyone to sleep. The textbook wasn't needed since she has 12+ page notes online. Her test questions are confusing, sometimes repetitive. I got a B+ in the lecture (89.9%) and an A in the lab. You will have to fight for a good grade.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CIS122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Always always is late for class! Then since she was late tends to teach the class 10 to 15 minutes past when the class is done. Easier to learn on your own since she reads off the slides.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CSC275
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Makes a habit of being late for classes. Lectures are pointless, she can't stay focused for very long either (I heard something about having brain surgeries, maybe this is why?) I wouldn't advise anybody to take her class, it's hard to even go and sit in a room with her for an hour, let alone a semester.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CSC275
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If possible avoid this class at all costs! She talks the whole hour and you don't learn a thing, she doesn't want to spend time to help you, and since everything is online (homework, quizzes, etc.) theres no point showing up for class. If youre brave enough to take her make sure you have the book, you'll learn more from it.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CSC275
• Grade Received: B
• 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:

Word to the wise to those coming up thru the CSC ranks. Unless your a C++ guru or enjoy learning strictly ON YOUR OWN don't take this professor. Best way to learn in her course is to start by reading the book and continue to read the book. Take Turner, Galernau, or Farmer instead for this class if they are teaching it. Oh, best of luck!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CSC293
• 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: N/A

Comment:

About two weeks into class it became apparent that there was no point in even showing up. Nobody else came and all she did was answer questions from other classes that had stayed over. Waste of money, I didn't learn anything and I don't think she ever gave a single lecture. Read book. Do homework. Take exams. This is college?

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CIS283
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Advanced VB Tells us to buy a beginer VB book, Then she doesn't get info out of it, has like 10 books to get her info. Talks all hour about nothing, then says here ya go program. She doesn't teach it is crap, I wish i had a job making 56K a year to be unorganized, not communicate, be late, and alround do a bad job, Good ole American Colleges. :) :)

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CSC275
• 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:

Holy God! Does not teach anything! What we had for our FIRST project, other teachers gave for their midterm! This is a hard class, and even harder when the teacher does not teach you ANYTHING! She should not be an instructor because she is awful!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: DIGITALLOGIC
• 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:

By far, the worst professor or teacher I had in my life. She is unorganized, does not show up when she is suppose to, tests on material that was never presented, seems to be on a power trip, I don't understand how the University of Michigan tolerates this poor excuse for a professor? Of course, the ENTIRE computer science department is WACK !!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CSC273
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This was an online class that turned out to be totally a independent study. The material is easy, I mean it's just VB! But if you had a question about anything, you will never reach her. The whole class revolved around students helping other students. Oh yeah, exam answers are consistently wrong.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CSC313
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Her powerpoint was not helpful. Her exams were not relevent to the material. Buy yourself a book, you will learn more than from her.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CSC273VB
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took the class on campus, but should have just stayed at home. Everything is online...quizzes, tests, homework. I found the book more useful than her, she always had to "get back with me" when I asked a question. A lot of little assignments, but they are not too hard.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CSC313
• 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:

This woman is terrible! She should not instruct dogs. The worst class ever. She tests you on material that has never even been presented. Useless is the best way to describe her. No help, disorganized, awful, awful, awful...Stay away! And this is O.K. with the Universtiy of Michigan? TERRIBLE!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CSC273
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Not impressed, got frustrated that when her examples didn't work she would just say "oh well we dont need that anyway" and move on to another example, with out making the first one work, didn't feel like she had a good grasp on subject matter.