Thomas Hicks - Trinity University

Professor: Thomas Hicks

Department: TBD

College: Trinity University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CSCI3321
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not to be overly rude, but a computer science classroom is the last place Dr. Hicks should be. If you are a prospective CS major at Trinity and your only option for CS1 is Dr. Hicks, just take a semester off and wait for someone else to teach it. If you have to take Hicks for software engineering, buckle up and prepare for hell.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He says bless you everyday, even if you don't sneeze. His course material is over ten years outdated and you don't really learn much, if anything, from taking one of his classes. HIs lectures will make you want to die. Definitely prepares for your corporate software engineering, would take again.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CSCI3321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Graduated two years ago. I complained that Data Abstractions & Software Engineering had some busy work. I now use those skills every day!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CSCE2320
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You probably won't realize how much you've learned until you're interviewing or working in the industry. All of the "busy" work really reinforced the key notions. I am still extremely surprised with how much information I can recall from his courses. Moreover, having to deal with his test code really helped w the transition to industry.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CSCI3321
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Filled Out Ratings Wrong! My first time. I felt the software engineering was busy work until I graduated and started a new job. It is amazing how much of that information is relative to what I do

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CSCI3321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I felt the software engineering was busy work until I graduated and started a new job. It is amazing how much of that information is relative to what I do

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, poor professor. "Teaches" by assigning fill-in-the-blank homework assignments from powerpoint slides with poor content presentation. Tests are questions from selected homeworks copied verbatim. Too confident in his own abilities when it is clear he hasn't done anything substantial in years. No idea if he even does research or publishes.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CSCI3343
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is the reason that I am a computer science major. If you put the effort into his courses and take them seriously, you will do well. I've taken over four courses with Dr. Hicks, and never received anything below an A; however, there were many nights where I was up all night studying. The work helped me get a well paying job and interview well.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

A bit unorthodox, but a really great guy. Sometimes you don't feel like you're learning anything, because he loves to assign busy work. However, his classes are worth taking and they are really easy if you do the work.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CSCI3321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a very nice guy, but sadly, not a good teacher. You will learn nothing in his class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CSCI3321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't encourage good students to prove that they are good students.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2320
• 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:

Worst teacher. Avoid! Avoid! Avoid! Avoid!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CSCI3321
• 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:

He doesn't know how to teach but he always wants to prove that he knows everything. He shouldn't been a professor at Trinity. Avoid at all cost.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Avoid at all cost!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

My soul cringes whenever I type in his website. I dread Tuesdays and Thursdays because of this class. This is the worst waste of mine and my parent's money I've ever encountered. I'm seriously thinking of changing my major. This is how much I don't like him. STAY AWAY.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Although his lecture may be boring, he is a good professor in overall. He teaches 2 core courses so you can't avoid him. Take his class is seriously not bad.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CSCI2320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hicks is a great professor that really knows his stuff. He covers a lot of material and you should expect to spend a lot of time after class with homework. Class is hard. He is always willing to help during office hours however. You will learn a lot from this course but be prepared to put in a lot of out of class time. Do not take if not CS Major!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CSCI3343
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hicks is a great professor that really knows his stuff. He covers a lot of material and you should expect to spend a lot of time after class with homework. It's not easy. He is always willing to help during office hours however. You will learn a lot from this course but be prepared to put in a lot of out of class time.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CSCI1409
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

All CS majors need to take database and networking. These classes are essential for CS majors who want jobs. These two classes will collecively add 15000 dollars to you starting salary. Seriously.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CSCI213
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He gets a bad rap from people that are jumping on some sort of a bandwagon. I think a lot of people out there don't understand how useful his assignents can be. Going through other peoples code and understanding it isn't fun, but it is part of life. He is really a good teacher if you give him a chance