Stephen Sumner - Pace University (all)

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Stephen Sumner - Pace University (all)

Professor: Stephen Sumner

Department: Computer Science

College: Pace University (all)

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Sumner doesn't really know how to teach and most of it is self-taught. If I wasn't already able to program in HTML and use Excel proficiently, I probably wouldn't have gotten a decent grade because while he's an easy grader, he doesn't set you up to succeed. He goes off in tangents in class about everything from responsibility to feminism.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: CIS01
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE DON'T DO IT

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This entire course is online but you still need to show up b/c you get a grade on it. Sumner isn't terrible, he just gives a lot of life lessons in class and tries to tie things that don't have anything do to with the course into it. He's a sweet old man but honestly, you're teaching yourself the whole course anyway. Just show up & pretend to care.

Rating # 4

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: Mandatory

Comment:

If you get sumber please run for the hills. Even though he is a nice man, he doesnt know how to teach! We are always off topic! We talked about feminism in COMPUTING CLASS and he never explains anything. Everything is a mess with him and his class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Unless you're fine with teaching yourself Microsoft Excel, HTML, and JavaScript, I do not recommend taking this class. He's a really sweet man and he has good intentions, but the only time I opened Excel in the classroom was the day of the Excel final. Every week our homework was a discussion board post, an Excel file, and a two page paper.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is the sweetest old man but probably the worst teacher I've ever had. You will have to teach yourself the entire course and do a ton of completely unnecessary work. Class is pointless except to get attendance points because he lectures about life lessons that are often extremely tangential and have nothing to do with the subject matter.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: CIS101
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:

the absolutely worst professor I have ever had. if you get assigned him as your professor, DROP THE CLASS. he is a burden on pace and on society, he has done nothing but waste my time and money. I learned nothing from him, except how useful the tutoring center is. he doesn't even know the basics of excel. sad excuse for a professor.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: C-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

For those complaining about having to teach the class to yourself, I found the class In general that way and had no problems. Nice guy, has a tendency to sort of teach by his own rules, such as not posting html files and alice files onto blackboard, needing 3 discussion board posts for full credit, etc. if you listen and work through books, you'll be fine

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

At first, class seemed easy and a lot of work need to be done at your own time through blackboard. Later, i realized that this professor doesn't even explain anything and coming to class is completely pointless because you can do everything at home. No help at all, although the professor is nice but he can't teach, i used books to teach myself.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class is terrible! It's extraordinarily stressful and all he does is rant on about life lessons. At first it was okay, but after a while it got old. He gives a ton of work but does not give any vivid instructions on what we need to do. It's not fair that Pace keeps him. It's just not right.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Absolute worst professor I have ever had. assignments are incredibly unclear and he makes it impossible to know what is expected of you.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

easy A !!! dont know what everyone is complaining about i handed all my work in late and got a B+ cute old man who cant teach for the life of him, ends class early, takes attendance but you can leave right after and overall everything he says in class does not apply to the work, i would def take him again!

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

dont really need to go to class as long as you do the work. BUT he changes the work/what he wants you do to do almost every class he will say something different. in my class NO ONE EVER KNEW WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO/WHAT WAS GOING ON. he is very UNCLEAR. least favorite class i've ever taken. very confusing.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a sweet man, but a horrible teacher. He. Never. Gets. To. The. Point. He expects everyone to remember what he says verbatim because he hates repeating himself. He's helpful if you feel like listening to all the stuff he says in between the information that's actually useful. Just go to the tutoring center if you're stuck.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible professor. He is a nice guy but doesn't teach. Teaches one day a week and expects our schedules to be as empty as his. Gives way too much hw and expects us to teach ourselves. I do not recommend taking this class to anyone.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Alright professor i guess. He tends to go off topic which annoys me. He spends time talking about his family as if i give a rat's a** and you pretty much teach yourself through the textbooks you buy. Your paying a lot of money to teach yourself but in the end he is 'okay' but not great.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Sumner is a very nice guy and very understanding. He seems to grade fairly, as long as you do the work and show up to class on time. However, sometimes he will go off on tangents about the latest news and classwork may be overlooked. It is important to have your textbooks with you, because the whole class revolves around that. Be prepared

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Sumner has an obvious knowledge of teh material and does go off topic often, however the discussions are teh best part of the class. Interested in learning a little about life, take this class, you'll pick up some computer information as well.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He was an awful professor. He didn't teach you anything from the book, and you had to learn everything on your own. I e-mailed him for help, but his answers just left me more confused than ever. He is not an understanding person, and doesn't care about you. He gets off topic all the time and talks about things no one else cares about.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: CIS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Taught absolutely nothing...spent more time learning about life lessons and about his grandchildren then we actually did about the actual course. He LOVES when people call his house which is kinda creepy..overrall he sucks at teaching..

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