David Chin - University of Hawaii at Manoa

Professor: David Chin
Department: Computer Science
College: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ICS313
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
cont3. Homeworks have extra credit based on how early you turn it in. Though, exam questions vary greatly in difficulty, and homeworks are still tough since he hardly teaches about what is needed for the assignment. It shows how much he doesn't care, since his lecturing is somehow worse than reading only the book. Doesn't care to improve.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ICS313
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
cont 2. He doesn't change dates on assignment pages or remove info that doesn't relate to the current semester. Can't even use eCafe to tell him how to improve, since he doesn't give you that option at all. Only reason it's 4 difficulty is because exams are based only on quizzes, quizzes are pass/fail depending if you showed effort.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ICS313
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
cont. Tells students studying from the textbook won't really help and group study instead, yet exam questions are similar to textbook code and require you to read the book unlike what he says to have a chance at understanding. He wrote an exam question wrong and tried to correct it, but still managed to not fix the question.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ICS313
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Unprepared for almost every class. Scans through the textbook with long moments of silence and proceeds to read what we've already been assigned to read. Writes example code, yet consistently has errors and fails to debug properly. Homework material and class/exam material barely relate, so the TA and Google is your only hope for homework.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ICS313
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Underrated prof. Too many people were showing up to his lectures without having read the assigned sections in the text, so they had trouble following. His lectures are recitations of the topical subjectscome prepared if you want understand them. David is kind, incredibly smart, and super helpful during office hours. Make use of those!
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ICS313
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: No
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dont take this course if you want to pass
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ICS361
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
worst professor I have ever had. lectures are lifeless and consists of him debugging his code or silently searching through the textbook because he is ill-prepared everyday. homeworks are impossible if you don't ask questions, vague requirements yet harsh grader. He just doesn't care anymore, and it transfers over to his students.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ICS313
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Chin is a great professor if you dedicate yourself to learning the material. He gives a fair amount of extra credit for turning in assignments early.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ICS313
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Chin was definitely one of the more challenging professors I have taken in the ICS department. His quiz questions come straight from the book (for the most part). His programming assignments were tough but he answers emails quickly. His exams were probably the hardest part of his class. He provides a good amount of extra credit. He is fair.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ICS215
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Sat in class and listened to him debug his scripts the entire time. Didn't show too much interest in the class.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ICS215
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His 215 course was one of the toughest courses I've taken at UH, but it's made me a much better programmer. The assignments and exams are rough, but Mr. Chin always is available to help and always answers emails within the hour. Not the best professor I've had but not as bad as most make him out to be. I did hate those 'quiz shows' though!
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ICS
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ICS311
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Out of touch with students. Poor class preparation. Don't expect test to reflect what you studied. Plan your schedule to avoid him.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ICS313
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I learned a lot, but don't take him with another tough class.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ICS313
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ICS313
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ICS313
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
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