Professor: Brett Tjaden
Department: TBD
College: James Madison University
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: CS482
- Grade Received: B-
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Pros: --This class is what he really likes doing so he gets pretty exited about it. --Fun projects if you have time for them. Cons: --Projects can be really hard if you have no experience in computer forensics. --Reads off slides. Overall: --Amidst the dry lectures and hard projects the class was really cool and the professor was helpful too.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: CS482
- 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:
Brett is a really nice and fun professor. He cares a lot about this subject (forensics) and lectures were always really interesting to me. His class consists of just 4 projects and a final. The projects are challenging and can be time consuming, but they are overall fair. He does a good job of helping you out if you need it.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: CS450
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Tjaden is such a dark spot among all the other great professors in the department. Every class was lecture read word for word from the textbook slides. Projects do not have clear criteria and require you talking to him a dozen times to actually understand them. Majorly disappointed in this class and professor.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: CS450
- Grade Received: C+
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
PAs are impossible unless you are a C wizard.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: CS450
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
75% of the grade was PAs which were group based. If you got a bad group you had to do a ton of work on your own. It is able to be done solo if you have a lot of time. Tests were straightforward and all from material taught in class. Show up and pay attention, know how to program in C, and you'll get an A. Tjaden is a nice guy and willing to help.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: CS482
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Tjaden is extremely smart and really knows his stuff, but this class is hard. There is a ton of individual work to be done. His lectures are helpful, but google honestly helped me way more than his lectures.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: CS560
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This was a networking course, however the projects required writing c++ programs, and the grades were based on how well you program was written and how well it worked. It really didn't matter how well you may know networking.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: GRADGRAD
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
One of the best teachers I've ever had. He is fair and straight forward, very reasonable. Very clear and lucid in his assignments. Nothing out of the ordinary which is a god send in computer science. Best professor in the department.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: CS482
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Meanest professor at JMU! At least thats what he wants everyone to think. Really nice guy, great teacher, knows his stuff. I hear he can give a lot of work but for this class wasn't much. I looked forward to every class especially halloween, elvis's birthday, and talk like a pirate day...he dresses up!
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: CS482
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I actually looked forward to this class every week. Very well organized notes and a good lecturer. Very helpful outside of class also. Take him if you get the chance.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: CS620
- 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:
This guy has some serious issues. I suggest avoiding him at all cost. You can get online and teach yourself way more than this jackass could ever convey!
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: CS610
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good class.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: CS560
- 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:
The hardest class I ever loved
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: CS635
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great class. Not too hard. I learned a lot.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: CS625
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
best class i ever took
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: CS635
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: NETWORKS
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very tough grading. Can be easier in giving grades and assignments.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: CS460
- 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:
Made the class a lot more difficult than it should have been. Didn't give clear instructions and started changing the material half way through it. Expect to spend rediculous amounts of time in the lab.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: CS
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Excellent
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