Michael Wirth - University of Guelph

Professor: Michael Wirth
Department: Computer Science
College: University of Guelph
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1050
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Clear grading criteria. Really nice guy that handled teaching during COVID well. Answered emails on time and was helpful. Hand in the work on time and learn the material and it's an easy A
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: CIS3190
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Great rubrics, clear points to learn. Michael was a great prof to have during COVID. His online form factor was great to use. Assignment descriptions were clear and not too difficult. Can't say enough good things about him.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: B-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Easy assignments, classes are a bit boring. He tries to make this class and assignments as interesting as he can with 50% of students not caring about it. Overall, a pretty easy class, do the assignments and you'll know how to do the tests from there.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Wirth does a very good job teaching a class that usually contains 2 different types of students: People that have coded before and are bored with this class, and people who have never coded before and are only taking this class because they have to. It's hard to hold attention of those two groups, but he's hilarious and explains things well!
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: CIS3190
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Despite being an online course, held in-person sessions to help with assignments. Constantly provided useful resources throughout the course via email.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This professor is great, explained concepts very well
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This prof talks a lot and he assumes that everyone understands everything so he jumps from topic to topic quite fast which gets confusing, but if you ask questions he helps! The assignments and labs are not too bad and he helps with those too! Prof is really friendly he was nice! Um he goes on a lot of tangents in lectures which is confusing.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Decent professor, interacts with students. The material is dry as 1500 is an introductory course and is hard to make it more interesting, and even he admits that it's not the most fun and he can't really change that. Easy course if you've done programming before.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very helpful and willing to accommodate students in a friendly manner. Definitely recommend taking a class with him.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Walked in with no knowledge of C, played Skyrim during class, didn't attend labs, came out with an 81. Class is a snorefest if you've done any programming, but if not, you better be good at self-teaching. I could've taught this class with what I knew, but even I was confused by the way he explained things. Get a tutor or take advantage of your TAs.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor DOES NOT hate technology. These people saying bad things probably have no life. This prof is great. His accent is not fake, rather it's blended with Canadian. People who say it's fake have obviously never travelled. His textbook is useful for beginners. People who want to be spoonfed obviously have bad things to say, lazy! Well done Wirth
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Programming teacher who doesn't like technology? WHAT?! Course was VERY EASY, stopped going to class after 4th week. Lectures are technically useless.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Unsympathetic
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Funny guy, but lectures are somewhat boring and confusing as he often rambles on. Textbook was a waste of money, barely used it. Midterm was easy, but he made the final somewhat difficult (compared to what I was expecting). Overall easy course though.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He said in one of the few lectures I decided to attend that a char in c was "literally one bit. the smallest piece of information." A computer science professor should be a model of clarity and logic. I feel sorry for those entering the course without knowledge of C or programming. His textbook is littered with similar errors. Careless.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He knows what he's doing, but he rambles and gets off topic. It doesnt help he's a computers teacher and hates technology either.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His examples are not very helpful, and his jokes are mediocre at best.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good prof, who is always helpful. Is willing to go the extra mile to help students. Will often give extra information (like exam hints!!), in class. Doesn't like answering the same question 4 times in the same 20 minute period... I can see why he gets grouchy!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • 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:
He is a grouch for sure. I asked in a forum which textbook chapters would be on the final, and his response was "Hmm...we covered this in class! Too bad"...That's pretty rude. He is a hippocrit too...He says "NO EXTENSIONS" and he extended every single assignment by a couple days...and made it seem like it was because we were stupid..Not my fav!
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: CIS1500
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
dont know what happened to him maybe hes burned out now but sometimes he is grouch, i guess i would be annoyed if people asked the same questions over and over again. The accent is fake by the way ladies
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