Jerry Scripps - Grand Valley State University

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Jerry Scripps - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Jerry Scripps

Department: Computer Science

College: Grand Valley State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: CIS162
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really liked taking Professor Scripps. He kept lecture interesting and I could tell he had a genuine interest in his students and wanted them to do the best they possibly could. Final grades aren't out yet, but I got an A or A-. This class is pretty difficult content-wise, so make sure you're keeping up with things and you will be alright!

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: CIS635
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr Jerry Scripps presents in a very interesting and involving way. Adds humor to make sure youre not bored by his lectures. Knowledgeable in the subject area. Sincerely respects students and converts his helping and caring attitude . Open to students suggestions on content, methods

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: CIS335
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Scripps is a nice man, and he makes me laugh. His lectures are fine, but his weekly homework assignments in R-Studio are terrible. There's little to no instruction in the later assignments and he does not answer his emails when you have questions. Class went hybrid due to COVID19 and questions on my final project went completely unanswered.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: CIS162
Grade Received: INC
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Always helpful and answers any and all questions you may have, you just have to ask.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: CIS162
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took CIS 162 with Scripps, an introductory Java course. He spends the classroom time teaching you about Java with the white board and projector (using a code platform to show real code). He'll answer questions, make jokes, and use metaphors to real world things to help strengthen student understanding of new concepts. Can collaborate on projects.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: CIS162
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Scripps is an all round good guy with a great desire to teach. He is very smart and is also quite funny as well. 162 is not a hard class but Scripps made it enjoyable and the subject matter very memorable

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: CIS371
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

My only complaint with Dr. Scripps' web applications course was that his material was somewhat dated. Direct questions about HTML5 or new JavaScript standards fell by the wayside. That being said, Scripps has an interest in data science, so his thoughts and answers on the internet and web technologies as a whole are very insightful.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: CIS162
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tough class. He seems to struggle to help the students who know nothing about coding, but is willing to do what it takes to help. Lots of projects which he doesn't go much over beforehand, and he expects you to try it on your own first.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: CIS150
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This was the most boring lecture and I eventually stopped attending. If you show up for the lab portion and do the online homework on your own, you should get an easy A. This was a very easy class but required a lot of time doing online work. I think Jerry was a very smart prof, but he had a hard time dumbing it down to our level.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: 162
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took Scripps for Comp Sci 162. He certainly knew what he was doing when it came to programming and he usually was able to get the information across. No real tests during the class other than midterm and final. He uses a flipped classroom so be sure to watch the videos before class. Good, not great teacher. Would take him again though.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: CIS162
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Scripps has a very unique style of teaching. You watch all of the lectures on YouTube before class as homework and then go over the topics in class. This method helps a lot, because you can code right along with him and can pause and rewind. Any questions can be addressed the next day in class as you go over examples. Very good professor.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: CS162
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Scripps is a bad ass dude. Take this thug for your classes because he's a great teacher. Scripps if life. Scripps is love. Scripps is all.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: CS162
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:

I went in with a tiny bit of programming experience, and have not found the class to be all that difficult. Scripps was an overall average teacher in my opinion. Very funny though!

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: CIS162
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Scripps is a great teacher. Some people new to coding might have trouble, but he's very available to help if you're having issues, as is the lab assistant and your classmates. Not too much textbook use, flipped classroom style was extremely helpful. Taking him next semester for 163.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: CIS162
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Scripps isn't a easy teacher. He can be funny and is a genius when it comes to coding, but he doesn't really do a good job teaching it to you. he isn't much help in labs at all either. It's hard at first because I had no programming or coding experience. I learned everything just fine, but mostley by myself with my text book. he's a funny guy tho.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: CIS160
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The course itself is difficult. Starts off really easy, but by the end of it you're left confused (unless you already have a background in Visual Basic coding). Scripps was funny and nice, class was usually pretty entertaining. The only downside is that when you're in lab, he isn't that helpful. He just kinda shows you what to do.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: CS162
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class itself can be difficult especially if you have no prior experience in programming, but all around scripps is a excellent professor. He makes the class fun and he is really laid back.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: CS162
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The class is hard....but I'm not rating the class I'm rating Scripps and HE IS THE MAN!

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: CS162
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:

I had this course a while ago, He is a great guy but expect to work a a lot...I had a little bit of programming experience before and still had some difficulty. Now, 2 years later, I am good at Java I can see how this class could be a blast. I didn't really feel like I learned from him until the END of the semester though.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: CS162
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you've never had prior programming experience, don't expect to understand Scripps' lectures. Having said that, he is very nice and a fun prof.

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