Robert Kelly - Stony Brook University (SUNY), Stony Brook, NY

Professor: Robert Kelly

Department: Computer Science

College: Stony Brook University (SUNY), Stony Brook, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CSE308
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor I ever had for any class. I was practically a straight-A student when it came to my Computer Science courses until I had this guy. Extremely disorganized, changing requirements of our semester-long project literally right up to the day before. Unfortunately the character limit is too low to begin to explain how awful this guy is.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ISE218
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he gave me the lowest project grade in the entire class for having the most well thought out and well written slides, because it took to long, then he ask me a question and I answered it, again and I answered it then again until what I said was unrelated to what I was talking about. He also asked about something completely unrelated to IT, thanks..

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ISE218
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is not bad. Prof. Kelly can be really confusing sometimes, and the class participation and extra credit thing can be un-fair since you there are only four TAs walking around, in the back. The professor himself is a realy nice guy, though. His impression to me is that he's willing to help, and he is pretty appreachable.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CSE312
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid taking this class with him if you can. 312 is known to be an easy class but Kelly puts 30% of your grade on class participation. You're fighting for points against 100 classmates because he chooses who gets to talk. In an 'easy A' class, don't be surprised to get a B from him. His grading criteria is suited for classroom not lectures of 100+

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ISE218
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Kelly's a really nice guy, but can be confusing with his feedback. For the project he told me to revise a few things on my slides, and when I showed him the revised material he told me to fix things he didn't even mention were inadequate the first time, which lead to a lot of last minute work. He's always willing to help though, very approachable.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ISE218
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He does have a lot of extra information in his lectures that aren't needed for the exams but, the answers are all there. Do know that the midterm is 30%, while the final is only 15% of your grade. This is because your group project is worth 35%. I got A on midterm, 85/100 for project and C+ on final. did all homework, did okay on quiz and got an A-

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CSE 336
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class was... confusing. I felt like I didn't learn anything from him. Lecture notes were useful. Honestly, I don't know how I passed at all. The only ones who really knew what they were doing were people who've done the material before. And I learned much more from my peers than from the actual class itself.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CSE308
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I genuinely enjoyed 308 with Kelly. It's a capstone course so don't take it till your last semesteryear. The project is in Java EE and you pick your persistence layer. He's very useful when it comes to learning EE technology but class was basically useless. Class is solely about the project. Easy midterm, easier final. Design can be tedious.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CSE308
• 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:

Guys... you must obey that he is the god. He seem to be a neat person with the sense that everything he said was correct however, most of us found that he just gave contradicting statements. he is actually very disorganized. More importantly, he takes no measure to help student. You must obey to him. Good lucks.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ISE331
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took this in the Spring. Pretty fun class, even though he's a bit of a dry lecturer. His grading scheme is annoying, but in the end more people get a solid grade then you'd think. Learned a lot of terminology and concepts. Brought in an FBI guy to talk with us, which rocked. The final project was much easier than either 218 or 305.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ISE331
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Never take any of his classes. He is literally the worst professor ever. If you understand material in basic terms and answer questions in your words, it's wrong, even though the answer is correct. For his quizzes, if you are over the time by a second, he won't collect it. He's not helpful in anything during his office hours either.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ISE305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

WORST TEACHER IN 4 YEARS OF COLLEGE. Comes to class 10 minutes late. Boringly talks about his useless powerpoint slides, and then leaves. Your ONLY chance of doing well is if you constantly teach yourself through reading textbook, tutors or internet help. Worst teacher, should be fired.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ISE218
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Not difficult, but not easy. A lot of quiz questions come from the slides and the textbook. His slides are useful, but the key to success is doing examples and reading the textbook. Final project can either be simple or really difficult. Emphasis on teamwork. Midterm is easy if you know your stuff. Final was based on slides posted the night before.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ISE218
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had him for both ISE 218 and 305. The way he grades is very odd, the final project is 35% of your grade and the final is 10 to 15% (depends which class). His lecture notes are useless and his tests and quizzes catch you completely off guard.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ISE218
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Knowledgable professor, but you should read the textbook for a better understanding of the material. Quiz questions are straight from the textbook. Final project is 35% of your grade. Not an easy class or professor.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ISE218
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Nice professor who has concerns for his students. Quiz questions are straight from the textbook. It's better to self teach yourself by reading the textbook. Final project its 35% of your grade. Not an easy class or professor.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ISE218
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

One of the worst professors at Stony Brook. This guy does not explain anything. I basically had to teach everything to myself. Stay away from him if you can

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ISE218
• 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:

He is not an enthusiast professor. He is unclear about the course and much demanding. Although you cannot expect more from him, he expects a lot from you as you are like a James Bond. I would stay away from him if I really want to learn. Unless, you are a self learner, his class and power points do not help either.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ISE305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very unclear on what he wants. Also demanding when it comes to the final project.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CSE308
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Class was tough, he does not clarify what he wants on the final project until the last couple of weeks. Material in the class isnt worthwhile but the project turned out to be huge. Start understanding what type of project he wants early, understand the technology and you'll do fine.