Reviews of professor Robert Franz

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
My first bad instructor in 2 years. Will not respond to emails, even though in his syllabus he lists the contact email and encourages you to reach out with questions. You will basically be self-teaching, as there are no lectures or notes posted, only the textbook. The labs also take upwards of 5 hours, so clear your schedule. Poorly organized.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I was scared of this prof based on previous reviews, but I ended up doing extremely well (A)! This class is for those who enjoy self-study and don't expect to be hand-held. There was a ton of homework, but you can keep doing questions until you get a 100%, so it rewards students who keep trying and put in the work.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Truly the WORST instructor I have had in online course. He is entirely hands off and as others have said gives an obscene amount of course work. He also decides to double up coursework some weeks and throws a 4+ hour lab in there to boot. You have to teach yourself and when asking about problems for HW, I was told to figure it out on my own. AVOID!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Extremely hard teacher. His grading is ridiculous. Decent guy, but if you want an A I wouldn't recommend taking him.