Bill Iverson - Bellevue College

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Bill Iverson - Bellevue College

Professor: Bill Iverson

Department: Computer Science

College: Bellevue College

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: CS210CS211
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I'm a big fan of Bill Iverson's teaching style. A nice, structured schedule that's logical (and that he actually sticks with), nice short lectures and announcements, responsive to email and discussions. I enjoy his dry humor too. Feedback could be more generous, especially in the later half of the quarters. Taking my third course with him now.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: CS211
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had the most challenging 3 months due to this class. Lots of reading, a weekly quiz with time limits, a weekly assignment requires beyond my coding ability. At the end of the quarter, I felt I learned a lot as a coder.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: CS211
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is a very smart professor, but as a professor he is pretty bad/mediocre. Also makes you feel bad with some comments that work as "feedbacks", get ready to teach yourself because he won't. If you already know programming you will be fine, but if you don't, don't take this guy's class. As a professor I think he is not the best.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: CS211
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I wouldn't take his class as you HAVE to learn from outside sources (95%). His Assignments and quiz are a mystery in itselfs, tough grader and lazy teacher as well. He gives out a 3min video (once in a blue moon) of the whole chapter and expects you to know everything.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: CS211
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bill is a caring person from what I've seen, but the worst thing I would say about his class is how cryptic his assignments and quizzes are. However, Bill does promote discussions and encourages people to reach out if there are any questions. The class is VERY focused on self-learning, but if you know Java already the class will be a breeze.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: CS210
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Organized self-paced class, Friday chapter reading, Monday project, and Wednesday quiz. The class can be very challenging for beginners like I was, but it really pushes you to be a good programmer through difficult projects and quizzes. Be sure to start on the book and assignment early as they can take a while to read/do.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: CS210
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Solid choice for self-learners (albeit the only one at the time). You get 3 assignments a week (in essence): Mondays are the Chapter Assignment, Wednesdays are the Chapter Quiz, and Fridays are the "started reading next chapter" Assignment. Taking his class is kind of like having a robot as your professor. I personally like it, but others may not.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: CS211
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Bill is overall a good professor. No doubt this course is a difficult one and requires lot of hard work and practice. Summer quarter is pretty hectic because there are two assignments and two quizzes per week so better you start them as early as possible. Yes he is a tough grader but he provides sample papers for exams that are quite helpful .

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: CS210
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bill is a good frofessor for the students who already know about the basics of Java and they feel they don't need to take them in campus. Just be careful, don't think that the other new instructor whose trying to take his place is better than him. You'll pay for them and spend your time with them and don't understand even one correct word from them

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: CS212
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Well he was the only option when I signed up for CS212. The class was online, so it was hard to get help from others. He was only available once a week on campus. I prefer in person classes in general. He doesn't grade harshly on exams, so the class wasn't that hard. However, I do feel like I could learn more from an in-person class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: CS210
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

At times the instructions were very unclear. It felt like he hated teaching us (though it was an online class), but enjoyed the subject. To be fair he always responded which was helpful. He gave us ample learning material. It was just a mediocre class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I made this account just to write about how much of a terrible professor this person is. During the python unit, I was confused the entire time because all he did was give us unclear assignments which are docked 15 pts out of 20 for 1 small error, and he would also only link us to videos that do poorly at explaining what to do for that assignment.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: CS210211
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mr Iverson clearly lays out course expectations for the workload. His feedback on assignments is pretty clear and helpful. His lectures are concise and there are tips to what content needs to be studied for exams. I enjoy his classes and believe the grades earned reflect the effort you put into the class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: CS101
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bill was a good teacher for CS101. He responds quickly to emails, and there were no tests, only quizzes every other week (along with daily assignments). I took this course online, so for the last two weeks I struggled because I wasn't given much help or instructions. I had to search up how to do a lot of the course on my own.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: CS211
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Provides terse, condescending, argumentative feedback. Maybe he's feeling burned-out? Confusing assignments, incoherent writing and presentation style. Doesn't admit his mistakes. His quizzes and exams can have material not covered, and can have mistakes in questions or answer keys.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: CS101
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Iverson is a nice enough person, but not a good teacher. All quarter it seemed like he barely exerted any effort. Assignments are confusing. Quizzes include material not covered in the curriculum. All of the CS101 curriculum is compiled from free online sites (like Khan Academy)-you could learn the same stuff without taking the course.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: CS110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

As far as the professor did in my class last year, was post links of "how to" Youtube videos. Through a set of GCFglobal videos was how I learned in class. Yes, it's an efficient method, but NO professor should be paid a salary in that class for submitting links and saying "do their challenge".

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: CS210
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The book is your teacher. Bill assigns practice problems from the book to ensure you've grasped the concepts and are prepared for the weekly quiz and assignment. For exams, be sure you can recreate all code you've written from memory. Bill provides previous exams, but extra things show up, which can wreck your grade if you are caught off-guard.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: CS101
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Do not take this teacher. He made me cry twice and it was an ONLINE class. He is condescending and uses unnecessary punctuation just to make you feel stupid. If you have computer science back ground you'll be fine but I really do not like this guy.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: CS101
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof Iverson is a nice person but I was not satisfied with his teaching. This class is not worth the cost of tuition, all curriculum available for free online. Iverson did little to teach, only graded. Some prior knowledge is expected, even tho its 101. U learn python not java. Instructions are normally unclear, as other reviews expressed

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