John Cole at The University of Texas at Dallas | Rate My Professors (2024)

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  I seriously regret taking his class. Course is very heavy on the tests, which are extremely rough. Never uploaded some of the slides, so I had to bother another professor to ask for them. Assignments are super difficult, but at least he can be a tiny bit lenient on the grading sometimes. Don't take him!

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  Not great at explaining concepts, skims over slides, tests are VERY difficult (most difficult exams I've ever taken) and heavily weighted (60% of grade). The assignments towards the end of the semester are difficult as well. You could memorize the slides he teaches from and still fail the exam, study from the book instead.

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  Dr.Cole lecture are good enough that you can do well in tests by just looking at slides and listening in class. He also weaves in his personal experiences into the lecture, making them more valuable and interesting in my opinion. He pushes you focus on learning than grades. Curves well at the end. Kinda boring if you don't engage with him. Take him

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  Cole is about as clear-cut as you can get. Lectures are 90% useless but attendance is a big part of your grade. His assignments are mostly easy, but questions are either trivial or can have strange combinations of answers that you'll never get right. Overall, super easy and a free A, but makes you do more work than you probably should have to.

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  CS2340

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  He is a very difficult professor to take for 2340, you really have to learn everything by yourself. He teaches as if we're already supposed to know the material in depth and he makes his assignments much more difficult than they need to be. If you're very experienced I recommend but if you're new to assembly language, avoid him at all costs.

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• SE3162

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  Straight forward class. Mostly just discussing ethical topics. He does like to conversate and discuss a lot. Encourages class to discuss the topics and viewpoints. He is really nice. HW's were straightforward and just have to put some effort into them. Remember to support your answers. You really have to try hard to fail this class.

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• CS2340

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  He seems fine for other classes but if you're taking him for CS2340, just don't do it. Save yourself. His lectures are god awful and you HAVE to read/pay the textbook in order to get a good grade on anything. There are 3 tests in total worth 60 percent of your grade and he says in his syllabus to not expect a curve. He is a nice person though.

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• CS3162

  Dec 8th, 2023

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  This course was very relaxed. There were no quizzes, exams, or projects, and the hw's (4 total) were very easy and took max 45 min to do. The final assignment was basically another hw, and everything was graded very leniently. Highly recommend!

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  Reviewed: Dec 8th, 2023

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  Very smart and nice but man he is not a good professor. Avoid if you can or you will have a very tough semester. Please don't make the same mistake I did.

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• CS3162

  Nov 27th, 2023

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  5.0

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  For Credit

  : Yes

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  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

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  : A

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  : N/A

  Professor Cole's class was very laid back. There were 4 hw assignments and 1 final assignment (basically just another hw) with no quizzes, exams, or projects. The assignments were graded leniently and were very quick and easy to do. While he did say he would revise the syllabus for future classes, it would probably still be pretty laid back.

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  Reviewed: Dec 8th, 2023

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  Nov 16th, 2023

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  Difficulty

  1.0

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  Nov 16th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A

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  : N/A

  Professor Cole was very laid back. The hw assignments were very easy and only took 30 min max to do. The final assignment was basically another hw assignment. There were no exams and everything was graded leniently. Definitely recommend.

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• CS3162

  Nov 11th, 2023

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  5.0

  Difficulty

  1.0

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  For Credit

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  Professor Cole was very nice and discussed many interesting topics. There were 4 short and easy hw's and 1 shortened easy final assignment that were all graded leniently. Great professor!

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  Reviewed: Dec 8th, 2023

• CS3162

  Nov 10th, 2023

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  Difficulty

  2.0

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  Nov 10th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

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  Textbook

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  This class with John Cole was a total breeze. Gave a homework assignment almost every week which was an easy 100. The very last assignment was time-consuming but easy nonetheless. Lectures are pretty fun as he occasionally makes us laugh and just has really interesting topics. Would definitely recommend him for CS 3162.

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• CS3162

  Nov 3rd, 2023

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  5.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

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  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A

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  Professor Cole really cares about the topics discussed in class and is very nice. There were 4 short and easy hw's that were graded leniently and 1 leniently graded short/easy final assignment. Attendance is also not taken. Great course!

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  Reviewed: Dec 8th, 2023

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  Oct 5th, 2023

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  1.0

  CS3162

  Oct 5th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A+

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Professor Cole discussed many interesting topics in this course, which is half a semester. We had no projects, quizzes, or exams. There were 4 short/easy hw's which were graded leniently and 1 final project which was basically another hw assignment. He did say he is changing his plans since this was his first time teaching this. Great experience!

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  Reviewed: Dec 8th, 2023

• CS2340

  May 17th, 2023

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  1.0

  Difficulty

  5.0

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  May 17th, 2023

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Grade

  : Drop/Withdrawal

  Textbook

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  HE IS THE REASON I MADE RATE MY PROFESSOR ACCOUNT. There are countless terrible things about him. First, his lecture slides are each 100 slides long, and he doesn't go over all of them. Second, at the end of every class he tells us to "read the textbook." If you don't read the textbook you won't understand in his lecture for next class.

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• CS2340

  May 8th, 2023

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  5.0

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  May 8th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Grade

  : C-

  Textbook

  : Yes

  Lectures are monotonous and counterproductive. Study instead.Assignments are hard but doable. Start early.Quizzes and Tests are trivial and hard. Study the textbook.Slides are guidelines of what to study in the textbook. Grading is harsh but there's feedback.Avoid John Cole at all costs if Computer Architecture is a new subject to you.

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  Difficulty

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  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

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  Would Take Again

  : Yes

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  Warning: This is a tough class.Tough class, but I enjoyed getting android programming experience.Assignments graded harshly but fairly.Professor is available outside of class and always willing to help. Very kind in office hours.As long as you show up, take good notes, and start assignments early, you'll do fine. Study details well for exams.

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• CS2340

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  Difficulty

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  Apr 30th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Grade

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  Textbook

  : Yes

  I would not be where I am now if it were not for Professor Cole. And when I say that, I mean I wouldn't be contemplating changing my major and never looking this man in the eye again. Compare his "easiest" assignment to that of any other classes most difficult. There is the term no mercy and I think Professor Cole fits the description very well.

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