Laura Dinsmoor - Oakland University

Professor: Laura Dinsmoor

Department: TBD

College: Oakland University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CSI2300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The way she teaches is terrible. She goes way too fast in class and expects you to go home and watch the entire video again. Terrible way to teach coding, i'm a beginner and i'm teaching myself better through youtube vids.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CSI1310
• 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:

Prof Dinsmoor is probably one of the best professors I had for CS classes. She does teach at a fast pace but you'll only get behind if you don't attend class. If you don't understand anything ask questions! She really cares for her students and wants everyone to succeed. Homework once a week; pay attention in class as half the hw is from lecture.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CSI1310
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Recorded lectures, which is nice. Aside from that there no other good feedback to give about her. Her class slides contain info that you don't need to know and she moves very fast through the class. There is relatively no in class practice either so be prepared to spend hours on homework. iClicker participation weights too heavy as well.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CSI1420
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She was alright, but not a teacher I really enjoyed personally. She teaches at a fast pace and although the lectures are online, you are advised not to miss class, as she will give pop quizzes. Homework can vary in difficulty, but is generally lengthy. She has her TA grade harshly and you cannot improvise on solving problems if you are stuck.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CSI2300
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is one of the better professors for IT/CS majors, but she is a tough grader and hard to follow in class. She moves very quickly through lectures. Book unimportant, but we used iClicker for 10% of our grade which brought most of us down by quite a bit. Her scale relies heavily on exams, most of which have many trick questions. Decent prof. tho

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CSI2300
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Dinsmoor is a great teacher. She really does her best for her students to succeed by doing a great job presenting and explaining. She records lectures, creates templates to practice on, and is always willing to answer questions. Homework, labs, and tests are always based on what she teaches and she is a quick grader.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CIT130
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Dinsmoor will RUIN YOUR GPA, do not take this class, even if you passionately care about the courses content. She will turn you away from your passion and discourage you from pursuing it, she lacks the ability to be empathetic so don't try. I advise EVERYONE to take the course equivalent of this class at a community college, .vb and java.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CSI1300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

if you have never done coding in your life before DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS!! prof disnmoor is a really nice professor but she goes super fast in class and her TA grades really harshly. the class might've been easy for people who like coding or did it before, but for people who are new at this it's really hard!!!!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CSE2300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's a great professor, she wants her students to pass. She posts her lectures online but she does give pop quizzes which help your grade a lot because your majority grade are your exams. The labs are straight from the lectures and can use notes during lab. It shouldn't be too hard to get a good grade in this class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CSI2300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This professor cares about her students and makes her lectures as straight forward and interesting as possible in order to make sure you learn the material. I have taken her for 4 different classes because of just how great I find her teaching style to be

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CSI2300
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She takes attendance for your benefit alone, if she does an individual curve at the end of the semester she takes attendance as a factor. She's very if you try. She posts all her lectures online because she knows that she teaches fast. She gives you a double-sided cheat-sheet for exams. If you do bad it's your fault.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CSI123
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have had Professor Dinsmoor for three courses. She does her best to give you everything you need to get a good grade in her classes. She has a lot of real world experience but you may have to take the extra step to access that part of her lexicon. If you ask the right questions she will even elude to why her children did not attend OU.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CSI1300
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

hi, it's me again ( hello future students of MRS. DINSMOOR) here's what to do to pass 1.) listen to her in class or the panaopto(DONT WRITE THE CODE AND EXPECT TO UNDERSTAND) 2.)read the book/ do book examples 3.)schedule meetings for help ( she will not help through email :(( ) 4.) meet with TA, they will be a MAJOR help to you. I promise

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CSI1300
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

hey, future students of MRS. DINSMOORS. please understand one thing, this is college. now I don't like the way she teaches and everyone also says the same thing, BUTTTT if you study the book and do the books examples you will pass. she types code fast so be aware, ( its hard to pay attention at first but then you became a wizard a typing fast)

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CSE130
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

SHES TEACHES VERY FAST. SO GOOD LUCK PAYING ATTENTION. MOST TIMES I HAVE TO GIVE UP BECAUSE SHE WRITES THE CODE IN 2 SECONDS THEN JUMPS TO ANOTHER THING, SHE DOESNT MAKE SENSE, SHES won't PICK ON YOU IF YOU RAISE YOUR HAND, OHHHHH AND IF U EMAIL HER, SHE EVEN SAID I WILL NOT REPLY. I ONLY DO MEETINGS, SO YEAH GOOD LUCK ��.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CSI1310
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's great. Lectures may be a little fast and attendance is definitely mandatory (and taken promptly), but she puts her lectures online and gives you plenty of practice during class so that it's not just her reading from the slides. She'll give you a solid introduction to programming.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CIT130
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good prof. Puts lectures online so if you miss a class you can watch it. Takes the time to answer questions after class. Exams are easy multi choice

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CSE280
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took her for sophomore project. She is alright, but a somewhat strict with how the project and presentation are suppose to be. Overall, make sure you partner up with people who are good at making applications and you will get an A.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CIT280
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

After taking other CIT/CSE classes you realize how good of a professor Dinsmoor is. She makes you work but during the sophomore project you notice that the students who didn't have her for Java are way behind. Anyone who has taken her and tried will agree that she's the best CIT/CSE professor at OU.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CIT230
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She's was one of the most annoying teacher at OU, didn't like the way she taught she would get pissed if you ask a lot of questions hated her class not planning on to take another class with her she sucks....... at teaching