John Marks - Santa Fe College

Professor: John Marks

Department: TBD

College: Santa Fe College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CTS1131
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Marks provide some interesting insights in the Piazza postings in which participation is required to get an A. Sadly many of my classmates skip the discussion. The Testout assignments are time consuming but Dr. Marks lets you make up assignments which really helped my grade.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CTS1131
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

John allows students to resubmit assignments over again as long as you turn original assignment in on time. This policy makes the class an easy A. He was alawys available and answered questions very quickly.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CTS1131
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The Tesout assignments can be a little stressful but professor Marks allowed the class to make up two of the assignments. He was quick to answer my emails and return my phone call. He seems to really care about his students and his Piazza postings are very informative.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CTS1134
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Marks is fantastic! He's been in the business for a long time and is a wealth of knowledge. You have to work for your grade, but if you make the effort you'll do fine. Dr. Marks cares about his students and goes out of his way to get to know them, and to do what he can to help. You won't regret taking him!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CTS1134
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I loved this guy! At first I thought he was going to be hard and a pain but he turned out to be one of my favorite professors at Santa Fe. I would take his class again in a heart beat, very caring guy and probably one of the funniest dudes I know. He makes you know your stuff but you have fun doing it. But overall I had a blast, 10/10!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CTS1134
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Marks was a fantastic professor. He has a great mix with being fair yet tough with his grading, don't expect to just walk in and be handed an A. He will make you work for it and if you don't earn it, will explain to you why and give great feedback on how to do better next time. Hope to have him again!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CTS1131
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Fantastic professor. He looks out for his students.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CTS1134
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He teaches well, is funny (which helps) keep you interested in his lecture, and is fair and understanding with grades.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CTS1134
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Working on my second degree and I can honestly say that Dr. Marks is probably one of, it not my favorite professors at any of the universities I have attended. He makes class interesting, he's laid back enough to where you feel comfortable but also stern when the situation calls for it. Come to class, do your work, and you won't be disappointed.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CTS1134
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Seeing as how this was his first semester teaching, he did a tremendous job!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CTS1134
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Marks made class fun. He was easy to talk to and was very quick to respond to emails outside of class. Good professor!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CTS1134
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This was my first course with Dr. Marks, and I really enjoyed having him as an instructor. He is extremely knowledgeable (both in terms of 'book learning', but also practical/hands-on experience), an excellent lecturer (he always has interesting stories and bits of wisdom to share), and genuinely cares about his students. Highly recommend him!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CTS1131
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A straight forward class that requires a lot of time to complete the Testout software. The professor responds quickly to email and seems to care about his students. It takes him about five days to grade the other assignments.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CGS2254
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Helped me with getting an internship, then after I graduated I used him as a reference in my job search. He gave me a great reference and helped me secure a job in my field! Very informative and will give you good suggestions to help you figure out how to move forward into your career.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CTS1131
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This was a straight forward class and the second one I have had with this professor. In addition, he recently helped me get into a summer internship with the university. Dr. Marks is always there for his students and tries to help whenever he can. I was very happy with both of his classes.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CTS1131
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The workload was ok, but he isn't clear about what he wants on the assignments and then marks off heavily when you do even the smallest thing wrong.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CTS1131
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Marks was there when I needed him. He provides his cell number to the class and I used it multiple times when I had issues with the software. The software was the major issue in the course NOT the professor. Once I figured out how to get around that I was able to make a good grade in the course.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CTS1131
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class was straight forward. If you do everything that's assigned in a timely manner you'll do just fine. You will be using TestOut through out the semester, the modules and domains can be time consuming. Over all, Dr. Marks is a great professor, very understanding and fair when it comes to turning in assignments and grading.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CTS1131
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Marks is not a teacher. He's basically an online baby sitter. He's arrogant, talks down to outspoken students and provided no value to the class. It's all automated and he defers all issues to the software vendor. TestOut sim labs were very buggy. Marks says if it didn't happen to the majority of the class it was not a problem. VERY FRUSTRATING!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CTS1131
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I don't think that Dr Marks was specific enough about the assignments. He kept taking off points for things that he never said on the assignments. His grading was too harsh but you can still get a good grade if you study.