David Binkley - Loyola University Maryland

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David Binkley - Loyola University Maryland

Professor: David Binkley

Department: Computer Science

College: Loyola University Maryland

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: CS451
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This course is demanding and Professor Binkley will make you work for it (as he does) but really great course and professor. Always willing to help students with anything. Overall 10 assignment 3 of which are group projects, a midterm and a final. Few homework assignments but helps clear up confusion on content learned. Dr. Binkley is great!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: CS312
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You have to know who Spongebob Squarepants is. Helps a LOT in office hours, very willing to help students, but explains assignments very vaguely. You need to self teach yourself some things for assignments. Expect low grades and then a curve at end of course. Midterm and final expect to write out code. No quizzes. Make sure to do zyBooks on time.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: CS371
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:

Very smart guy, it's a tough class and requires a lot of work if you don't get it immediately. Office hours helped a lot and Binkley always would explain things well. Lectures can be a bit confusing though.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: CS312
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Smart guy, but worst professor I've ever had. Doesn't teach what the projects and test is on, just talks about topics and never says how or when we will use them. Grades extremely difficulty and is not clear on what he wants. The average is usually around a 70 and getting in the 60s is somewhat usual. There is a 'Binkley Curve' so you don't fail

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: CS111
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I like him. He is straight-forward on what is due and what he expects and he really just wants to help people learn a little more. Excel and cengage assignments are easy but, beware on the midterm and final because they can be tricky. Its a good class and he is one of the better teachers in the computer science department.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: CS312
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

do not take him for an intro class. he is probably the smartest but most demanding cs prof at loyola. his grading scale is non-existent as he curves everyone's grade around the average of the class. a lot of assignments and 2 exams but even if you bomb them (which you probably will), your overall grade will not be lower than a B/B+.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: CS466
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Goat

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: CS371
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:

You will have A LOT of projects but they are easy to manage. He's always an excellent mentor and this is the third time I've had him. He's a good man. There is almost always a curve because he doesn't set the bar we do. He sees how far we can go and grades based on everyone's performance.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: CS371
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

terrible course layout, grades biased. This man is very smart but does not put together information useful for his students. If you do not understand his thought process you will be left behind.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: CS312
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

OMG THE ASSIGNMENTS! Your course work will be 8 programming projects and 2 tests. I bombed both tests cause i dont test well but got As on all the assignments. Needless to say I have never been so proud of an A-.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: CS202
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Binkley is an excellent teacher.

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Binkley is an incredibly good CS professor. I would assume that those who have given them bad reviews are simply clueless about the field. If you are a moron, don't take his classes. If you are smart, you will be challenged and educated.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: CS201
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Awful teacher for CS201. He wasn't very clear in the classes and the tests were fairly hard. The programs were nearly impossible but he was understanding when you came to him for help.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: CS201
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Do not take CS 201 with Dr. Binkley. He is nearly impossible to understand. While he is very helpful one-on-one, his lectures almost always go way over my head. He obviously is not used to teaching beginning Java programmers.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: CS466
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

cs111 isn't computer science. binkley is ultimate CS professor. if you want to learn CS take him, but you will work for it.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: CS371
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher for the subject. Very willing to help students during office hours, and makes class interesting. He might not be good for "intro" CS classes, as the poorly written comments below indicate (unlegible isn't a word), but as a real CS teacher, he knows his stuff. GREAT MAN, BINKLEY!

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: CS111
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

horrible teacher, looses handed in work and blames you for it. tests are nearly impossible to complete in the time given and are given randomly with little if any notice. notes are speratic and unlegible. tries to be nice when talking one on one.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: CS111
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Does not help find you find materials for tutorials, and does not simplify computer jargon at all...assigned midterm with one class notice after being absent for 2 weeks - average in the class is a C if that - do not take for cs111 -

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: CS371
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: CS371CS
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you want to learn a lot take Dr. Binkley

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