Carol Roberts - University of Maine

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Carol Roberts - University of Maine

Professor: Carol Roberts

Department: Computer Science

College: University of Maine

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: COS120
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I am not good at math, so I thought COS would be an easier option for fulfilling my Quant. gen ed. It was definitely harder than I thought it would be, but Carol is super sweet. When the material got harder, I went to Office Hours and Carol was so helpful. She talks you through assignments pretty much line by line.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: COS225
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You don't need the book, Roberts has amazing notes she gives out each class. There is an attendance check and weekly homework assignments that can be tough, but if you study with them the tests aren't too hard.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: COS213
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Carol gets a bad wrap for being a poor professor when this is not the case. Carol teaches tough classes and does her best to make up for that. She is one of the most clear lecturers I have ever had. She prints of notes and practice sheets for EVERY class. All you need to do pay attention and apply yourself. Amazing professor.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: COS213
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Carol Roberts is very educated in Excel. So much to the point that she thinks her students are at an advanced level as well. Worst course I have ever taken in college. Doesn't help you if you ask for help outside of class instead tells you to "refer to your notes" Rude and could care less about the well being of students. Find another professor!

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: COS225
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Weekly homework is very difficult, has very vague instructions, and is worth a quarter of the semester grade. Lectures would not be worth attending if not for a weekly quiz as all she does is read off of notes that are put online. Lectures are brutally boring and haven't helped my understanding at all.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: COS120
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Standard Professor. All material for the class is in the lecture, the textbook is not needed at all, at least for the one I took (COS120). Will let you miss one lab for free.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: COS221
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Carol Roberts is many things, a good C++ professor is not one of them. After finishing COS220 and AP Java with an A, I felt unprepared for this class. Assignments are extremely vague and the TA is available for tutoring only 2 hrs a week and his room is always packed. She 'encourages' questions but ridicules you if she's already covered the topic.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: COS225
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Carol Robert's class is my favorite this semester. Every Friday a java program is due, and every lecture she hands out a new note packet of information. Most of the information you need is in the notes so I haven't opened the book once yet.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: COS225
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very tough professor but teaches very well. Grades strictly but very fairly. Essentially, if you really put the effort in, you will do well, and if you don't, you won't.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: COS225
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good Stuff

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: COS225
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Pretty rude to students who have any questions

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: COS120
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

COS is much like math... if you miss a class don't understand something, it is going to trip you up for the next concept. Carol expects that after going over a concept in lecture, lab & HW that that concept is now background knowledge for what is to come next. So prep, start HW early and ask for help days before due, she is more likely to help

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: COS120
Grade Received: F
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I don't like her.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: COS225
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Homework requires precise offline submission. If output on homework doesn't exactly match confusing specifications there will be a 70 point penalty, and upon resubmitting within a week you can expect a 20 point penalty. Averages on exams: 667165(10 free points). No form of scaling. If you haven't take AP Java don't expect higher than a C.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: 225
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

HORRIBLE TEACHER, HORRIBLE GRADER, AND HORRIBLE PERSON.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: COS225
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

An extremely rude lady, not very nice to students who have questions, and rarely any help. Treats students like a pain and a burden. Her grading is very harsh, expect to lose more points from formatting than actual problems in your code. She want's lots of printed code, expect to fork over $$ for printing. Would not recommend her to anyone.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: COS115
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy if study and do the Assignments and quizzes regularly. Tough otherwise.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: COS213
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Extremely rude and abrasive. Acts like subject comes naturally to everyone and doesn't like answering questions in lab, which is supposed to be the time to get help. The subject is boring to begin with and her lectures make it even worse. One of the worst classes I have taken.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: COS213
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is extremely mono-toned, her lectures suck and you learn nothing from them yet you have to go to get the class participation grade. Everything you learn is from lab once a week, which are very easy. She hardly responds to e-mails and sucks when trying to meet, and gets angry if you don't understand the content or are having trouble completing.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: COS220
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: N/A

Comment:

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