Timothy Koets - Grand Rapids Community College

Professor: Timothy Koets

Department: TBD

College: Grand Rapids Community College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CO146
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hard grader

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CIS123
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Tim is a great at teaching. When you need help he delivers every time. I emailed him about 11:00pm, and he got to me ASAP on a project. He really cares about his students. Most of the time people skipped his class but still got an A. I also took him for CIS 170 (alright course). You are only graded on 11 HW assignments and 1 project.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CIS171
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Koets truly cares about each of his students' success. He makes grading criteria clear, gives good feedback, and lets you resubmit after you get a grade so that you can use the feedback to improve and get a higher score. Although his availability both online and in-office was limited, he tried his best to respond quickly.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CO117
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Koets is an amazing teacher. I have taken a few CIS classes in my time and by far he has been my favorite teacher. If you go to him with questions seeking help he is more then willing to help. His goal is to help his students to succeed in programming and he will do all in his power to help this happen.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CO117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I had Koets for Intro to Programming(in-person) and Java(online). If you take one of his online classes, prepare to read a lot and watch some tutorials he recommends. In person, he did his best to try and explain concepts well enough for students to understand, and he's very helpful if there are any questions. He's also a fair grader.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CIS117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I am an extremely visual learner. I am taking an online class so when implementing a program and not understanding a concept Professor Koets was extremely generous on more than one occasion to help walk me through the methods in a one-on-one meeting. It makes a tremendous difference having a professor willing to take the time for me.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CIS171
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He will stay after and make time for anyone that needs extra help. I personally am not a computer science major but had to take his class for my health care major. I had no idea what I was doing and he really took care of me. Never let me fall behind. Hes a good guy.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CIS117
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took Java I online and was very happy with the class. The class was well structured, very clear and assignments were pretty fun. When I went to office hours, he was very willing to help. Overall, I'd recommend his class without a doubt!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CIS117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely useless! Posts random videos that explain little. Rarely responds to questions and if he does the answer has nothing to do with your question. Makes assignments overly complicated and requirements include topics not covered until later chapters, so be sure to read ahead. Docks points for things that weren't even assignment requirements

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CIS117
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I do not recommend ANY of his online courses. Limited office hours, he was only available once a week. His time management is poor, he's never in his office on time, sometimes he won't be in his office despite his scheduled availability. He is however, very helpful and is very good at explaining things, and is very lenient on late work.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CO117
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

awesome teacher who willing to help you if you help yourself.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CIS171
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Provides links to videos that make understanding the subject matter much easier. It does take a while to get assignments graded, so you must stay on top of things. If you do not understand something, send an email or go see him. He will help, but it's up to you to say you are lost. Really good teacher for the topic.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CIS171
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I appreciated the feedback Professor Koets gave us. The Rubic cube was very helpful and If I had a question I felt at ease asking knowing I would get an answer.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CIS117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Gives little direction and does not respond to questions.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CIS171
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class was required for my degree (in the medical field) and I was not looking forward to taking this class. I expressed my concern early on in the semester and Professor Koets worked with me (weekly). I had to put in more time than the average student but he was soooo helpful the whole way. I would take him again. He's great!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CO117
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took Koets for my intro to programming and liked his approaches to algorithms and instructions so much i ventured into Intro to Java with him. Needless to say, Koets is an industry guy and has worked for various companies building a wealth of knowledge and through that he knows how to teach programming in an approachable light. Respect.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CO116
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you communicate with him and do your work youll learn alot

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CO241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The professor is very knowledgeable on the topic. The topic php is very intense and and the course by it's content is very strenuous. However, he was very good in supplying additional information and resources to learn more than what was required. He also was good at supplying hints as to how to get the work done.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CO247
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher. He walks around during the lab session of every class and is extra willing to help. In the case of this class, his assignments were a little bit different than the information the textbook would give. He does take a while to respond to emails because he gets so many, but it's better to solve your problems in class anyway.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CO247
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Tim is a really intelligent guy and knows a lot about technology (especially backend development). He makes excellent videos that are explained in easy to understand terms. He makes corny jokes, but I think they are hilarious :) He does take a while to respond to emails (gets 100+ a day). If you need help it would be best to go to his office hours