Peter Dobbins - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Professor: Peter Dobbins

Department: Computer Science

College: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: COT3100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Dobbins was not very good at explaining the topics. I was confused the majority of the semester, so I was struggling in this course. The TAs weren't any better. I did like that the lowest quiz was dropped and 5 points extra credit was offered along with extra credit on many of the quizzes and exams.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: COT3100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Fairly easy class, 2 exams, 5 quizzes(lowest dropped), no homework. I only studied the day before exams and quizzes and did well on them. As long as you do the practice exercises on the book, you will do well in this class. He is nice, but his lectures are kinda boring.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: COT3100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dobbin is definitely one of the good professors in the computer science department here. He is nice and very helpful. The only drawback is that he can really over-complicate the chapter sections sometimes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: COT3100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He seems to care a lot. There are few grades to contribute to your overall grade so its scary if you bomb one quiz but its okay because he drops a quiz anyways. He's pretty loud too so it can be annoying but overall he's a pretty good prof.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: COT3100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dobbins is a really nice guy and accessible during office hours. He is always happy to explain concepts and homework problems you have trouble with. His TAs were HORRIBLE at getting quiz grades back quickly (he recognized that he didn't ask for enough TA help- shouldn't be a problem for future classes). Study the textbook and the quizzes are doable

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CIS4301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are complete nonsense. HW makes no sense at all and there is no real project in the class. Complete waste of time in going to lectures as they lack organization and content. Many students probably like him because he is easy but, you won't really learn as much taking aa course with him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CIS4301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pete was the shining light of the classroom. Once he started talking databases everyone was stuck in awe admiring his profound knowledge on the subject. He is definitely one of the best CISE teachers in the department and if you need help he is super easy to reach. He constantly reminds you of his office hours if you have any questions, I love him

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CIS4301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the better cise department professors at UF, instructions are always super clear and exams are straightforward.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CIS3022
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He makes the class very easy and is very supportive to those students who struggle. However, you are extremely ill prepared for a future in computer science if you assume this man is the norm or that this is the level of difficulty you'll face in software engineering or development. I wish he would scrap the pointless work in BlueJ!!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: COP3502
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

From my experience, Peter is by far one of the best professor in CISE. He explained thing clearly. MOst importantly, he doesn't just talk, he showed you what he was talking about in class. That to me make understanding programming a lot easier.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: COP3503
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

PETE IS THE MAN

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: COP3502
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Pete was a great teacher! He actually did coding in class to show you what he was talking about. Subject material was easy and so were tests. 10/10 Hope he teaches more CISE classes so I can take them.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: COP3502
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pete was a good teacher but he was lousy at explaining things. Honestly, I would suggest to take Pete but you'd have to learn the concepts on your own. Your grade is determined by the quizzes and the exams and the homework. Take him but be prepared to do work.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: COP3502
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Pete is a grade teacher and one of the best in the computer science department here.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: COP3502
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Pete was a great teacher. He talks quickly but is very clear with what he's saying. He makes things easy to understand. Quizzes/exams are all very fair and quite easy. Homework was all easy and very fair. Grades were always fair and reasonable. Class was overall enjoyable.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: COP3502
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pete is way too chipper. He's okay. Don't buy the BlueJ textbook. Attendance is not mandatory. Grade in COP3502 depends on TA anyway.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: COP3502
• 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:

If this class was relived in Star Wars, Pete would be the wookie cuz while your programmer peers might understand, if you have no programming experience, you are screwed. This man uses so many analogies, your head will spin. Simply put, do not take this class unless you are ok with understanding chinese movies without subtitles.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: COP3502
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Pete Dobbins is a nice guy but a bad teacher. He goes out of his way to use confusing wordage, and makes simple concepts overly confusing. The TA's are hit or miss, mine was absolutely terrible. If you are new to code, do not take this class lightly because you will fail.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: COP3502
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pete is very friendly and sincere but he's not a good teacher. He talks fast, often makes confusing analogies (sometimes his analogies are very helpful, but mostly they are not), and goes off on tangents about material that isn't part of the class. However, his tests and quizzes aren't too bad, if you have a good TA. Lia is fantastic!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: COP3502
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Class was very easy, but he uses way too many analogies. All the comments say the TA's are awesome, but it depends on the year; mine were terrible. The pace is ridiculously slow, I ended up reading the textbook ahead of the class because I got bored of lectures. If you have prior prog. exp. bring something to lecture to entertain yourself.