Haiping Xu - University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Professor: Haiping Xu

Department: TBD

College: University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CIS481
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Homework is challenging, intentionally harder than the exams that are most of the grade. If you put in effort to understand the homework problems and read the relevant parts of the book, you will do well. He lectures heavily in class, posts nothing online, gives handouts in class, and takes attendance that is generally 5% of your grade. Go to class

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CIS361
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

None of his course material is available online. In fact, he didn't update MyCourses or his website once the whole semester. When he gives out homework solutions he gives incomplete solutions for some, refuses to answer others at all. He speaks in a very quiet tone, which sucks if you aren't in the front row.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CIS481
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His classes are usually tough. Conceptual Computer Science classes will make you think. That's not a bad thing. It's a challenge especially with the final being nearly half of your overall grade. If you pass and get something out of it, that's all that matters. He may very well change the way you approach CompSci as a whole.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CIS560
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Course was good initially i had problem understanding the accent but later on i got used to it...

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 481
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is clear about what he is teaching.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CIS481
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very helpful, Punctual, and keeps the class active. CIS dept cannot have a better professor than Dr. Xu

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CIS560
• 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:

best professor at CIS department. Helpful and intelligent, keep the class active and always check if the student get the material or no, for example, "yes or no" the famous funny question asked during the class!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CIS481
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His style is outdated- he's not a PowerPoint guy and that doesn't work for a lot of students. If you show up to class ready to absorb what he's talking about you'll find he's actually a solid teacher who's more than willing to go over things multiple times, or at his office hours. If you want to play on your phone or computer, expect to do poorly.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CIS361
• 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:

Great professor. Excellent class. Was very helpful and clear. Made the subject interesting.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CIS361
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors in the CIS department.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CIS560
• 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:

Haiping is one of the best teachers in the CIS department. He is goog at making the material as fun as possible and does a good job at making you understand

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CIS361
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very good. Has an accent but easy to understand. For previous comments, he doesn't have to teach syntax in 181, that's what 180 was for. Haiping is friendly, and grades very fair.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CIS181
• 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:

This man cannot speak English. I find it near impossible to follow along with anything he is trying to teach. The fact that the teacher cannot communicate in the slightest degree only makes things worse.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CIS181
• 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:

If you have a good understanding of the concepts of CIS 180, Xu is great for 181.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CIS181
• 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:

Horrible accent. Bad teacher. Boring class. Labs are alright, quizes are rough, tests are way to hard. If you speak Chinese, This prof might be for you, otherwise DO NOT TAKE!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CIS181
• 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:

Haiping doesn't really speak English that well. One major problem with this class is that he doesn't teach much syntax at all... it's 90% concept and 10% code, which is a major problem when time for projects and labs comes around.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CIS602
• 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:

BORING --- very slow and dry. Accent makes him difficult to understand. WOuld say much but i tend to skip his class lectures due to it being a waste of time

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 602
• 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:

Teaching style is rather boring. Pace is extremely slow.