Virgil Bistriceanu - Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL

Professor: Virgil Bistriceanu

Department: Computer Science

College: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CS445
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A very good course for those pursuing software dev/engineering but not a great professor. The final project will be something you can boast about but you will have to work for it. START THE PROJECT EARLY!! START VERY EARLY!!! The professor will only tell you what the project requirements are. You will have to learn almost everything yourself.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CS470
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor ever. I breezed through my undergrad degree, all As and Bs in CS courses EXCEPT Virgil's. He treats the class like military school. His opinion DOESNT MATTER. I've been called a rockstar my whole career (10yr+), and am called an expert in my field. (Optimized BigData processing) Skip him. Your crushed spirit might never recover.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CS402
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

NEVER EVER CHOOSE HIM. WASTE OF UR MONEY & ENERGY. He never replies emails, gets confused himself often, and gives exam questions which he never talked in class and TA has no knowledge of. No transparency of his grading. If he is ever doing great in industry, he would have learnt to be responsible to students.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CS445
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's the worst professor ever. Doesn't grade well. Fails most of the people in his class. Doesn't teach, just plays a video and just sits in class. Never ever take a course under him.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CS445
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Class was cs445, he tried to teach cs487. Dont feel I got my moneys worth on the object oriented part. Might have been better if hadnt missed more classes than he showed up for. Great that he has real experience...but he's out getting that instead of teaching.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CS470
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor that has full-time business on the side. Therefore busy a lot, therefore has real experience, connections vs most of theoretical profs. Busy, but if you reach him - helpful. Exams are easy. PA's are hard. If you finish them - it is something to be proud of and part of showcase to land a good job. Overall: great prof to get real job.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CS458
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very passionate about the topic. Lots of work to do.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CS402
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took a similar course 10 years ago, and his course is superior by far. However, my 1 complaint is that besides the antagonistic attitude mentioned elsewhere, his exams are much harder than the labs or homework. Those with engineering backgrounds fair better in his course I think. Those from a CS background should look at alternative professors

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CS458
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Not sure where all these negative comments came from. He's been in the industry for many years and has a lot of knowledge to impart. He can be a bit blunt, but does not disrespect students. The labs were pretty straightforward and non-trivial. The book was hardly used at all. The exams were very easy.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CS458
• 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:

His teaching is ok, but he does go out of topic alot. His PA's are okay, but you have very short time to finish it. It is not clear what exactly is coming in the exam, but they tend to be about stuff you learned throughout the semester.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CS458
• 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:

"Big Attitude. Doubt he knows a lot. Made some good money here and there and is kind of a bigshot in the looserly CS dept. Exams/projects are *theoritically* related to the concepts. But he does not teach concepts very well in class. So good luck.... You probably have heard his reputation from others in the school." I totally agree with this HAHA!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CS330470
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Big Attitude. Doubt he knows a lot. Made some good money here and there and is kind of a bigshot in the looserly CS dept. Exams/projects are *theoritically* related to the concepts. But he does not teach concepts very well in class. So good luck.... You probably have heard his reputation from others in the school. Try to avoid if you want to learn.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CS330
• 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:

Virgil is rich. Now he teaches. He should go back to being rich.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CS470
• 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:

The guy would be awsome if he ever showed up. I rate him so low in helpfulness because of his ignorance, he makes really cool class into**** by never showing up and not teaching anything cool.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CS330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Virgil is hard, but he's the best.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CS470
• 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:

Horrible Professor. He didn't show up for the midterm. He really can't teach that well.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CS330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His projects are straight forward and he is an incredibly inspiring professor. MOst people don't like him because he is difficult, but trust me it's worth it for how well you learn!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CS330CS
• 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:

Arrogant, pompous blowhard. And that's being nice. Treats his students with complete comtempt. Didn't even show up for the last month of class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CS470
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If he had bothered to show up for class, I would be okay with how demanding he is. But it's hard to respect anyone who doesn't respect the students.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CS330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This professor tends to talk about subjects not at all related to the class. He is eccentric, though when he actually teaches the course material it is easy to pick up.