Al Verbanec - Pennsylvania State University

Professor: Al Verbanec
Department: Computer Science
College: Pennsylvania State University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC221
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He'll be the best professor you'll get in the CMPSC department. Very chill. Make sure you know or learn some Java and you'll get an A.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC221
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I never thought I would find a CMPSC prof this amazing. He's the best prof I had at Penn State. He will always go out of his way to help you with the projects. He even held office hours during Thanksgiving break. Tests get unlimited time and he extended deadlines as well. He's one of the very few profs in the CSE department that want you to succeed
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC221
  • Grade Received: B-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Al is the best!!! He is really caring and understanding. I took his class in fall 2020, I was infected by covid and I was really off track from classes. I turned in assignments 5,6, and the final project after the final grade is posted! And Al was kind enough to grade all of those assignments and gives me FULL CREDITS FOR IT!! I end up with a B!!
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC221
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: No
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Lecture videos are worthless, but you can learn basically everything through Google. Professor is very chill and understanding though, and the course itself doesn't require much work at all. If you have even a basic understanding of Java, this class is super easy.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC221
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
After having so many horrible professors in CSE, I'm glad to see that there are ones who actually care about our success. Al shows genuine interest in teaching his students, helps them as much as possible, and gives lots of time for completing his projects. No other CSE professor has ever been as good as him.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC221
  • 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:
He's a pretty good professor but the class is pretty class so you'll do well either way.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The lectures didn't cover everything and examples are not very helpful for homework project. The final project is very difficult and requires tons of detailed work. Most of the lecture videos are reading off power points.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC221
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Al is one of the chillest professors in the CSE department at Penn State. While I think this may cause some of his classes to become too easy, he knows the material very well and is always willing to help with a problem. If I took this class I would recommend doing a personal project or two with the material learned to boost your java muscles.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC221
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Super chill prof, always extends deadlines. However, he barely teaches, just reads off 200-slide powerpoints. You're better off skimming through the slides on your own time. Your grade is heavily based on projects instead of tests, something Al believes in since he comes from industry. Cool, experienced guy who could do a better job at teaching.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC221
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Al is the greatest professor at Penn State in CSE. He will go out of his way to make sure we understand how to do the assignments. One of the few CSE profs that are genuinely good.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC221
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Literally the best I have met so far. Determined to help students in every way possible. He literally guides you through projects. Pogramming makes the bulk of grade rather than exams, and gets harder as you go. Yes, presentations are long, 200+ slides, not the most exciting stuff you'll learn in CS, but he makes it amazing. You'll miss him later.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC221
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Al is absolutely THE BEST PROFESSOR I've ever had in my undergrad years. The class itself isn't that bad as long as you refer to his slides and the the textbook, and he's always willing to help out, as most of the reviews already pointed out. However, the end-of-semester projects can be tedious, so ALWAYS get a head-start in advance!!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: MATH250
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Verbanec was a great professor. I took this class online, and his lectures were extremely well done. He was always willing to meet during office hours as well and help students. Also, his exams were very easy and straightforward. Very high quality professor!
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC131
  • 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:
Weird class in that we only had maybe two formal lectures by Al, with the rest being through an external site (similar to taking a course through coursera). Assignments could be somewhat arbitrarily graded, but overall very lenient and easy grading and very easy to get an A with potential for 15% final grade increase through extra credit.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC131
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Al is best ever. Easy assignments. U can close your eyes and code and somehow get an A.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC131
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He was the only option for CMPSC 131 and the class was an easy A. Not much more to say.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC131
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Stupid easy class all online. You don't even need to go to recitation to succeed as long as you have a bit of a background in programming
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC131
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Easiest class I ever took. Exams are given on canvas (don't need to go to a testing center), every assignment is on chegg if you get stuck, final is a project. Most of the grades are on the assignments so just do those, and there is plenty of extra credit to make up for lost points. I got a 97 and have minimal coding experience
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC131
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This class is really easy. Good way to get an inkling of what python is like. You should get an A with little to no effort.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: CMPSC131
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Pretty easy class if you have any programming experience. The online version has weekly recitations led by a TA but sometimes Verbanec that are optional and the class is taught through 1-2 weekly online lectures(30 mins) and usual 1 program due per week.
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